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Hey kids! Steve Cook here with you for the latest episode of WWE Raw on Netflix! Now that Elimination Chamber is over, CM Punk & Roman Reigns are both in the building tonight. One assumes that’ll be a segment or two. We’ve got some big matches as well, so hopefully it’ll be a good time!
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Then. Now. Forever. Together!
We open with clips from Elimination Chamber. Rhea Ripley won the women’s Chamber match, AJ Lee won the women’s Intercontinental Championship match, CM Punk retained his World Championship & Randy Orton won the men’s Chamber match. Seth Rollins came back! Danhausen came out of a box!
We’re in Indianapolis! CM Punk & AJ Lee are WALKING! The Judgment Day (minus Finn Balor) are WALKING! Gunther is WALKING! Roman Reigns will be here!
Paul Heyman, Logan Paul & Austin Theory enter the ring. Heyman introduces the Vision and says that someone’s supposed to welcome folks to Raw & Indianapolis. Heyman says he’s there to talk about Seth Freakin’ Rollins. The crowd starts singing his song. Heyman hates the song, and he hates Rollins. Rollins stole the credit for co-founding the Vision. Rollins stole the credit for co-founding the Shield, he didn’t do that either. Rollins stole the main event of WrestleMania from Logan Paul. Rollins thieves oxygen from everyone on the planet worthy of living. Heyman calls him Mr. Lynch and promises they will stomp his ass out the next time they see him. It’s a personal guarantee from the Vision.
Theory says he goes way back with Rollins, but Rollins isn’t going forward. The fans say that he sucks. Logan calls Rollins a scumbag and accuses him of stealing the victory. He eliminated three people from the Chamber just like Brock Lesnar did. Adam Pearce comes out with security and shouts Logan down. He blames them for Jey Uso getting attacked on Friday night. Heyman denies involvement and they will take credit for what will happen to Seth Rollins. Pearce says he’ll deal with Rollins since Rollins isn’t medically cleared to compete.
A masked man briefly appears at ringside and gets chased off. Two more appear, and Heyman winds up in the ring by himself since Logan & Theory are chasing the masked men. Another one walks down the entranceway, and another one rises on the opposite side of the ring and unmasks! Seth Rollins enters the ring and chairs Heyman in the back! Shades of the Shield’s destruction! A Stomp to Heyman! The fans alternate between singing Rollins’ song and chanting for one more time. Rollins walks off through the crowd while medics & agents comes down to tend to Heyman. We go to commercial!
We see Heyman on a stretcher in an ambulance with a bloody nose. Logan & Theory yell at the medics and Logan goes to his car. Theory goes to a car opening its door, and here’s Jimmy Uso! He attacks Theory and takes him out, then we see LA Knight in the driver’s seat of the ambulance! LA daps Jimmy up and says he’ll take care of things from here. Knight drives the ambulance off.
Gunther vs. Dragon Lee: Lee attacks Gunther during his entrance! He kicks Gunther around ringside, but then gets backdropped into the timekeeper’s area! We go to commercial!
The match started during the break, and Gunther goes after Lee’s mask. Gunther with some chops, but Lee fights back until he runs into a big boot. Gunther kicks Lee down and talks some trash. Gunther teases going for the mask again. Dragon fights back before running into a clothesline that gets a two count. Lee blocks the powerbomb with a rana for two, kicks Gunther in the corner but Gunther chops him down. Lee blocks the sleeper on the apron, Gunther misses a boot in the corner and Lee dropkicks away. Gunther sent out of the ring, Gunther catches Dragon on the dive attempt and chops him to the ground. We go to commercial!
The 93 rated Gunther takes some chops from the 79 rated Dragon Lee. Lee blocks the powerbomb again, hits some clotheslines, Gunther with a backdrop. Lee kicks him into the corner and hits a basement dropkick. Gunther hits the Emerald Flowsion for two. Gunther hits the powerbomb this time. Gunther hits another powerbomb and pulls Dragon’s head up at two. This always ends well. Gunther kicks Dragon out of the ring. Gunther powerbombs Lee off the apron and off the announce table! The announcers call for the referee to check on Dragon. The referee counts instead, Gunther goes outside and tries another powerbomb, but Lee ranas this time! Lee rolls in at 7, kicks Gunther off the apron and hits the tope suicida onto the announce table! Both men are down now as the fans chant about things being awesome. Lee hits Operation Dragon on the outside, and Gunther rolls in at 9! Lee with some strikes, and a clothesline takes Gunther down! Operation Dragon blocked in the ring, and Gunther goes to the sleeper! Gunther removes Dragon’s mask, and Lee taps out.
Winner: Gunther (9:19 shown via pinfall)
A towel is placed over Dragon’s head while Gunther walks off.
Asuka is yelling at Kairi Sane because Kairi should have been in the Chamber and help her win. Asuka walks off after berating Kairi. AJ Lee walks up and tells Kairi to blink twice if she needs help. I don’t think we need that kind of confirmation.
LET’S LIGHT IT UP! AJ Lee skips down to the ring, holding her new Women’s Intercontinental Championship. AJ says that deep down she wanted to know if she could go. The fans thought she still had it and believed in her. They remembered her when some people wished they would forget and made her believe that she could fight the very best. Becky is the best of the best, and AJ beat her. AJ proved to herself that she could still be championship material and exactly who she thinks she is. Now that Becky boo-boo is behind her, WrestleMania is ahead. AJ says she’ll be a fighting champion since it’s been 12 long years since she held a title and she won’t take it for granted. She wants to get her hands on some women in the locker room, and now that she’s a champion they’ll want her. If they think they’re championship material, they can come at AJ. She’ll be defending the championship the next time she steps in the ring, the ladies can show her what they’ve got.
Earlier today, Penta spoke with the Original El Grande Americano, who says he’s first in line when Penta wins the IC Championship. Penta says Cero Miedo. The Americanos ask the OG when he’ll stop the charade. Grande 2 issues the challenge for Rey de Reyes, and OG says he’ll face any of them tonight.
Liv Morgan talks about how Stephanie Vaquer tried to embarrass her. Stephanie doesn’t know about her struggles. She is privileged. She got in her first tryout and trained with the best of the best because she’s a star. She doesn’t dwell on her past like Stephanie does. She sees a little bit of herself in Stephanie. Stephanie is a great champion, so Liv will give her the privilege of stepping in the ring with her. Stephanie will learn everything she needs to know about Liv.
Original El Grande Americano vs. Rayo Americano (w/Bravo & El Grande Americano 2): Rayo & Original do some arm wringers to start, Original takes Rayo down. Rayo takes advantage of a distraction, but Original hits a La Magistral for two. Bravo does some dancing on the apron and Rayo attacks Original from behind. Chops are exchanged. Original cannonballs onto Rayo on the outside. Original dances, Rayo sent into the ring, Grande 2 distracts Original so Rayo can dive onto him. Original sent into the barricade as we go to commercial.
Overhead suplexes by the Original as we return, leg sweep then a twisting kick. Original up top, Rayo blocks with the knees but that leads to an ankle lock. Original sent to the apron, goes up top and gets chopped. Rayo with a meteora in the corner. Rayo up top, Original meets him with a suplex for two. Rayo almost unmasked, Bravo intervenes, lots of shenanigans going on. Grande 2 hits the headbutt! Rayo off the top with the diving headbutt, and Original kicks out at two. Rayo goes for the OG’s mask. The referee talks to Rayo while Bravo & Grande go after Original. Original fights back, then hits the Chaos Theory on Rayo for the three count!
Winner: Original El Grande Americano (7:04 shown via pinfall)
Penta promises to come out with all the hearts of his people and make history tonight by becoming the new Intercontinental Champion because he is Penta. Cero Miedo!
Liv & Raquel play darts, with Liv giving Raquel the idea to challenge AJ Lee. Finn comes up to JD & Dominik. Dom says that now Finn is over losing to Punk, he can help him against Penta. Dom & JD guilt trip Finn into agreeing to be at ringside tonight.
Oba Femi beating Miz on SmackDown is the Highlight of the Night. Rusev interrupts the video and mounts the announce table. Rusev is tired of hearing about Oba. He knows Oba is back there, and issues the challenge to fight right now! Rusev invites Oba to ask Adam Pearce if he can wrestle, and that brings Oba down to the ring. Oba stands in the ring while Rusev is still standing on the announce table. Oba tells Rusev to come in the ring and make something happen.
Rusev steps into the ring and stares down Oba. Punches are exchanged! Oba gets the upper hand, Rusev avoids a chokeslam and hits a couple of kicks. Rusev runs into a chokeslam and gets sent out of the ring!
Bayley talks to Lyra Valkyria about how she feels stuck. Lyra says they’ve had no luck lately, but she can’t watch Bayley miss WrestleMania again. Lyra suggests she challenge AJ Lee for the IC championship, and Bayley should talk to Adam Pearce. Bayley suggests that Lyra is owed a match too, and they both go to Pearce’s office. IYO SKY exits the office before Bayley & Lyra walk in.
Jimmy Uso vs. Austin Theory: Jimmy attacks right away with chops in the corner. Theory with knees before running into a boot and getting clotheslined. Jimmy misses in the corner and gets kicked down. Theory continues on the offense before getting clotheslined over the top rope. Jimmy dives on Theory and knocks him off the announce table and ring post. Superkick sends Theory down. Jimmy clears the announce table and puts Theory on it. Jimmy goes up top, Logan Paul runs down and Jimmy dives onto him. Theory & Logan then both attack Jimmy for the DQ.
Winner: Jimmy Uso (2:39 via disqualification)
Jey Uso appears at ringside with crutches, he attacks Logan & Theory! 1D to Theory and the Usos clear the ring.
We see a clip of CM Punk saying he has a lot of things to get off his chest.
Adam Pearce meets Danhausen! Danhausen needs a blimp, HOF induction, personal assistant, camera boy, a Triple H pointing photo among other things. The Judgment Day walk by and Pearce decides to introduce Danhausen to them so he can run off. Dom tells Danhausen to beat it, so Danhausen curses him! Dom turns to laugh with Finn & JD, when he turns around Danhausen is gone.
The Fact of the Night is Rhea Ripley competing for a Women’s World Championship for the 4th straight year. Speaking of which, JACKIE REDMOND (sheesh, y’all) is here to introduce Rhea Ripley! IYO SKY also walks out with her. Jackie asks how Rhea feels knowing that the woman she’ll face at WrestleMania is Jade Cargill. Rhea says it’s been a whirlwind of emotions. Losing the Women’s Tag Team Championship sucked since IYO’s been so many things to her, most importantly her best friend. Rhea thanks IYO for supporting her & pulling her out of a dark situation. IYO says that Rhea did the same for her, but Rhea won the Chamber match and showed why Mami is always on top. IYO will be OK on Raw, so Rhea can go handle her business and beat Jade for the WWE Women’s Championship. Rhea tells IYO to hold Raw down, on Friday she’ll be on SmackDown to see Jade face to face, and will be leaving WrestleMania as WWE Women’s Champion. Rhea & IYO hug.
Next Monday: Women’s IC Title #1 Contender Gauntlet Match! Oba Femi vs. Rusev!
Intercontinental Championship Match: “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio (c) (w/Finn Balor & JD McDonagh) vs. Penta: Some go-behinds, Dom runs into a kick, so does Penta. Penta with a rana, Dom out to the floor. Dom back in with another kick, he runs into a kick from Penta, who sends him outside. There’s the tope con hilo by Penta! We go to commercial!
The 87-ranked Dom mounts and punches the 84-ranked Penta. Penta with some clotheslines, a kick to the leg and a sling blade. Spinal Tap gets two on Dom. Dom with a Mullet-O-Matic for two. Formerly an Edge-O-Matic if you’re scoring at home, or even if you’re alone. Dom goes for the three amigos, Penta counters on the third. Penta runs into a boot, kicks Dom on the turnbuckle. Penta on the apron, runs into a boot. Dom DDTs Penta on the apron! Cover gets two. Dom whips Penta off the ropes and gets kicked. Penta gets forearmed off the apron to the floor. Dom hits a twisting crossbody to the floor! Dom dives on Penta and they go over the barricade into the timekeeper’s area. We go to commercial!
Penta hits a crossbody, then a rana on Dom. There’s the headstand into the dropkick eventually, it gets two. We see Finn & JD sitting in chairs minding their own business. Penta superkicks a bent over Dom in the corner, up & over into a backstabber gets two. Penta runs into a Falcon Arrow by Dom for two. Dom dropkicks Penta into position and hits the 619! Frog splash gets caught, and Penta makes a Sacrifice! Penta Driver! Cover gets two. Penta stomps Dom down in the corner and the referee has to pull him off. Shoulder in the corner by Penta, another one in the opposite corner misses and hits the ring post. Dom tells JD to get the bell hammer while the ref checks on Penta. JD gets it, but Finn cuts him off! Finn tells JD to let him do it by himself. Penta dives onto Finn & JD! Dom evades the Mexican Destroyer one time, but can’t connect on a 619! Penta hits the Mexican Destroyer, & HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE IN INDIANAPOLIS!
Winner: Penta (10:20 shown via pinfall)
Penta celebrates his first championship victory in WWE with lots of pyro. Graves says he couldn’t be happier for Penta but he doesn’t look thrilled. He & Cole throw to clips from Elimination Chamber where Nick Aldis booked Drew McIntyre against Cody Rhodes for Friday’s SmackDown episode.
The ones go up in the air as Roman Reigns’ music hits. The OTC enters the building. After a commercial break and some more pyro, Reigns removes his jacket so he can show off his new OTC 1 hoodie for people to buy. Roman asks for the acknowledgement of Indianapolis, which is granted. Before he can go any farther…
LIKE MUSSOLINI! CM Punk marches down to the ring. Well, he doesn’t really march too much at his age, I just like typing it. Punk asks why Roman is mean-mugging him. He’s feeding Roman’s huge ego and acknowledging him. Punk hopes he came here to do more than that, because it could have been a tweet. Roman asks Phil if the tweet hurt his feelings. Punk says he doesn’t hold grudges against people saying things about him, but he is tired. He’s gotta carry Roman’s bullshit all the way to WrestleMania. They’ve got history in Indianapolis! The Shield debuted here, Punk brought Roman to the dance here. Roman says that Punk brought the other two, not him. Punk says he didn’t pick Roman, but Roman picked him. Punk says he’s already won. The last time they were together, Roman said he hated him. Punk’s got him right where he wants him. Punk calls him an emotional lady and says it’s translucent, he can see right through Roman. If Punk didn’t have that title, Roman wouldn’t care about him. Roman says they brought Punk to bring back the virgins leaving with their parents, to draw a house in Chicago, but not to be a champion. That’s too much power and above Punk’s pay grade. Punk’s a liar and some people seem to actually believe him. Punk can tweet all he wants about the fun he’s having, but he’s just a punk ass bitch. When Roman wins the championship, he’ll put Punk on a retirement tour. Then they’ll send him to NXT and teach the next generation what to do. Then they’ll come up to Roman and all get smashed.
Roman tries to leave, but Punk keeps him from leaving. Punk wants to know who “we” is, Roman’s all alone. He’s alone on the bus & room, his cousins aren’t with him, neither is the Wise Man. Punk’s the champ, and this is his show. Roman is in the main event of WrestleMania because of him. Punk’s hanging out with his cousins while Roman’s all alone and can’t get things done by himself. Punk won’t let Roman disrespect him. Roman won’t retire him, Punk will bury Roman. Punk says he’ll bury Roman next to his father. Punk leaves the ring and raises his finger to the air before walking up the ramp. Roman looks angry as our live event comes to an end. So long for now!
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