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Royal Rumble winners Charlotte Flair and Jey Uso announced for WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The 2025 Royal Rumble winners are set to appear on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, with women’s Rumble winner Charlotte Flair also announced for this week’s NXT.

Both Royal Rumble victors Flair, and Jey Uso appeared on Monday’s Raw to tease giving their decisions as to which champions they will face at WrestleMania 41.

Flair was confronted by Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley to hint at another WrestleMania bout between the two, who previously met at WrestleMania 36 for the NXT Women’s title, and at WrestleMania 39 for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Flair won the WrestleMania 36 bout, with Ripley coming out on top in the WrestleMania 39 matchup.

Flair did not commit to challenging Ripley, noting that she would be at NXT on Tuesday to confront current NXT Women’s Champion Giulia, and would also be at SmackDown this Friday to size up WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton.

Uso was confronted on Raw by World Heavyweight Champion Gunther, his likely opponent for WrestleMania 41. Gunther attempted to dissuade Uso from challenging him again after Uso failed to capture the title from Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event last month. Uso stated that he would be at SmackDown this week to discuss the possibility of challenging Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE title at WrestleMania.

WWE Raw live results: Royal Rumble fallout

Posted on by Steve Khan

Date: February 3, 2025
Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH 

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The Big Takeaway —

CM Punk will join John Cena in the men’s Elimination Chamber match in Toronto after beating Sami Zayn in a qualifying match. Kevin Owens laid out Zayn with a package piledriver after the match. 

The main event match and post-match were both really good but tainted by a significant amount of glitching of the Netflix feed (which hadn’t really happened before tonight). 

Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair both appeared, but neither announced which champion they would face at WrestleMania. Jey will be on Friday’s Smackdown to address Cody Rhodes, while Charlotte will be on NXT and Smackdown to address Giulia and Tiffany Stratton, respectively. 

Drew McIntyre was not on the show. 

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Show Recap — 

Sami Zayn, CM Punk, Judgment Day, Iyo Sky, and Charlotte Flair were shown arriving. There was a long video package highlighting the Royal Rumble. 

Michael Cole announced a crowd tonight of 13,432. 

Jey Uso segment 

Jey Uso entered to a huge reaction. He really kept the crowd going, and his entrance lasted a good five minutes. His music cut and fans chanted, “One more time.” So they played his music again, and he Yeeted along with them again. They followed with loud “You deserve it” chants. 

An emotional Jey Uso caught his breath and removed his shades to address the fans. He took an additional moment to gather himself as the fans chanted, “Yeet.” He thanked the fans. Jey said, “To be honest, I don’t even know what to say.” Everyone yelled, “Yeet,” and he responded, “Man, besides that!” 

He said he came into the game about 15 years ago. He and Jimmy tried to make a good living and carry on their family legacy. They did that. He went through the pandemic era and the Bloodline. They were cool chapters of his career. But, after that, he was scared because he didn’t have the confidence to be a singles star. But after coming out here tonight, he realized: “I got it now.” 

Jey said, “I worked really hard to get to this spot, man. I worked hard to get to this position.” He began tearing up as he thanked the fans. He even struggled to get the words out because he was so emotional. He thanked the fans because, thanks to them, he was the 2025 Royal Rumble winner, and he was going to the Mania main event. 

Gunther entered. He wanted to offer his congratulations, but really, he was disappointed. This possible matchup didn’t appeal to him. Jey couldn’t even lace his boots. Gunther learned box office and learned how to make the fans think he was barely holding onto the title. But the reality was he was always in control. 

Gunther refused to do this with Jey again. Beating him at Mania would add nothing to his legacy, unlike beating John Cena, Roman Reigns or CM Punk. Jey had everything to gain, while Gunther had everything to lose. Gunther said, “If you choose me, Jey, every week is going to be hell, with WrestleMania being the most horrible display of violence this business has ever seen. I’m going to hurt you, Jey. I’m going to put you down like a diseased dog.” Gunther said Jey had options, and he would be wise to consider them. 

Jey asked if Gunther wasn’t tired yet. Jey was tired. He was tired of everyone telling him what he can and cannot be. Jey said he would go to Smackdown and holler at Cody Rhodes. But no matter who he chose, he would go into Mania as the Rumble winner, and he would walk out of Mania as the champion.

(It’s always nice seeing guys show genuine emotion, and I thought Jey came across great here.) 

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There will be an update on Roman Reigns tonight after getting stomped repeatedly by Seth Rollins on Saturday. 

They aired a clip of John Cena declaring for the Elimination Chamber in Toronto. (The reporters in the room clapped for him when he left.) 

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Kaiser entered during a break and cut a quick promo on Penta. This was a first-time-ever match. 

Penta defeated Ludwig Kaiser (9:58) 

Kaiser hit a rolling DVD onto the apron, which led to a break two minutes into the match. Kaiser maintained control through the break, but Penta fired up with chops and a clunky backstabber for two. They exchanged chops before Penta wiped out Kaiser with a flip dive, followed by a flying crossbody for two. 

Penta hit consecutive superkicks, but Kaiser came back with a Finlay roll for two. Penta snapped the arm of Kaiser and hit Penta Driver for the pinfall win. This was fine. 

— Jackie Redmond went to interview Penta in the ring, but they were interrupted by Pete Dunne as he entered to his music. Kaiser took the opportunity and laid out Penta from behind. Dunne looked surprised but not upset. 

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They showed pictures but not video of JD McDonagh’s dive last week that resulted in broken ribs and a punctured lung. Cole said this is why you don’t try this at home. 

An annoyed Finn Bálor approached Judgment Day. He said he’s been gone for two weeks, and everything has fallen apart. Dominik stole his tag title match and got his partner injured. Bálor thought they might need a babysitter for Dom. 

Liv Morgan interjected to stick up for Dom. She informed Bálor that Adam Pearce would have given their tag title match to another team if Dom hadn’t stepped in. She blamed the War Raiders for McDonagh’s injury. 

Morgan had good news. She had a qualifying match for the Chamber, and Dom got her and Raquel Rodriguez a tag title shot. On top of that, Dom got Bálor a qualifying match in the Chamber. 

Bálor was surprised to learn it was Dom. Dom said they were family. An excited Carlito (with an apple) asked Dom what he got for him. Dom shrugged and said, “I got you that apple.” 

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Charlotte Flair segment 

Charlotte entered to a mixed reaction. There were people booing as she began speaking, although it wasn’t that loud. She said that booing would have bothered her a year ago. But she missed them. She’s been gone over a year and missed the fans booing and cheering her. 

She said last year sucked. She thought she was unbreakable, but last year broke her mentally and physically. People booed. There was a point where she didn’t think her knee would get better. People booed. She said she would embrace the booing because she loved the fans. Their reaction didn’t change the fact that she was the greatest superstar in the history of this business. People booed. Last year broke her, but she fought because this ring was her passion. This was the thing she wanted to be the very best at. 

Rhea Ripley interrupted. The crowd chanted, “Mami.” Ripley said this was her show, and they had the opportunity to go to war again. Ripley respected Charlotte and hoped she picked her because the last time they fought at Mania, “I beat you.” Charlotte reminded Ripley that she won the first time they wrestled at Mania. Ripley said she was just a kid back then. 

Charlotte said she had plenty of time to make her decision. She planned to attend NXT tomorrow to see if Giulia inspired her and planned to attend Smackdown to see if Tiffany Stratton inspired her. Charlotte said Ripley jumped the gun by coming out here, which just showed her that Ripley was still just a kid. 

Ripley said Charlotte didn’t respect her and told Charlotte to pick her so she could beat the respect into her.

(This wasn’t good. Charlotte didn’t come across well in any fashion. She was booed but didn’t get a ton of heat, and she played it off poorly.) 

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Redmond interviewed Sami Zayn backstage about facing CM Punk for the first time ever tonight. Zayn said it was tough losing the Rumble because he thought this was his year. He didn’t have time to think about that because he could have another shot at the Chamber, and Punk was all he had on his mind. 

Redmond asked about Kevin Owens but Zayn ended the interview upon seeing Jey Uso offscreen. Jey tried to tell him that he wasn’t trying to eliminate him from the Rumble. Zayn didn’t want to hear that. He hugged Jey and told him this moment was his. Zayn said, “You did this, you got here, now go all the way.” Jey wished him luck against Punk. 

Karrion Kross approached Zayn and asked what it was like to see everyone else live out his dream. Zayn was tired of seeing him and said they would have a problem soon if this didn’t stop. Kross issued a warning. 

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New Day entered to new music. They cut a promo during a break. Kofi Kingston said a crime was committed when they were excluded from the Rumble. Kingston has given them more memorable Rumble moments than anyone. Xavier Woods said the fans were booing the truth, which made them liars. Kingston said they couldn’t wait to get out of Cleveland, just like Myles Garrett. 

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Ripley bumped into Iyo Sky backstage. Sky said she might see her at Mania. After Ripley left, Morgan attacked Sky until Ripley ran back in to chase her away, but Rodriguez tackled Ripley over some equipment boxes. 

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Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods defeated Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee (11:18) 

Logan Paul entered to his music about three and a half minutes into the match. He was booed in his hometown and later received loud “F*ck you, Logan” chants. They did their best to censor it. Cole said Paul has a Chamber qualifying match against Rey next week. 

Paul’s entrance distracted the good guys. Kingston used Dragon Lee’s mask to yank him off the top rope. Rey, who has been wrestling for 36 years, turned his back completely to the ring to watch Paul walk out, so Woods shoved him off the steps and into the barricade. 

Rey made a hot tag after a break, but Woods saved Kingston from a 619. Rey hit Kingston with a seated senton outside the ring. Paul got in Rey’s face, so Rey shoved Paul on his ass. He also posted Kingston, while Dragon Lee gave Woods a hurricanrana off the apron. 

As Kingston distracted the referee, Paul yanked Rey out of the ring onto the black mats. Kingston followed with Trouble in Paradise for the pinfall win. 

(Cole reminded us that Paul will face Rey in a qualifying match next week. Perhaps Kingston should be in that match now, too?)

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Cole gave us a non-update on Reigns. He said they could only share what Reigns would allow them to share, and that was that he’ll be out “for the foreseeable future.” 

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Cathy Kelley interviewed CM Punk. Punk said the silver lining from last night was that Rollins and Reigns did not win the Rumble. Punk apologized to the Zayn fans because Punk was going to the Chamber. He set a goal to go to Mania, and the pressure was on everyone else. 

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During a break, there was a confrontation between Alpha Academy and A-Town Down. 

McAfee put over Cleveland but said their teams all stink. Cole reminded him that the Cavaliers are good this year. 

They aired a Rumble clip of IShowSpeed assisting in Otis’ elimination before getting killed by Bron Breakker. They claimed this clip had more than 300 million views in less than 24 hours on social media. 

There was a video package for Lyra Valkyria vs. Bayley next week. They were both shown in the audience. 

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Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Liv Morgan (w/Raquel Rodriguez) defeated IYO SKY via disqualification (12:12) 

Morgan has a higher rating (91) than Sky (89) in WWE 2K25. 

They were having a really good match until the finish. 

Sky hit a suicide dive ahead of a break, but Morgan took control after knocking her off the top rope. Morgan hit three amigos after the break, but Sky came back with a knee strike. Sky hit a great-looking missile dropkick and double-foot stomp for two. Morgan hit a backstabber (Cole said she learned the move from Carlito, but she’s been doing it a long time.) 

Sky went to the top but a distraction by Rodriguez allowed Morgan to knock her off. Sky fought her off and hit a springboard moonsault. Sky tried something off the top but Morgan countered into a Codebreaker for a nearfall. Sky came back with a Frankensteiner and double knee strike in the corner. 

Sky went for a moonsault, but Rodriguez distracted her again, allowing Morgan to get her knees up on the moonsault. Morgan went for Oblivion, but Sky countered into a German suplex. 

Ripley ran out to take out Rodriguez. Morgan grabbed at Ripley’s hair, so Ripley turned around and punched her. The referee called for a DQ, and they announced Morgan as the winner. This was so stupid. 

Ripley tried reasoning with Sky, but Sky left. 

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Kelley interviewed the War Raiders. They said JD McDonagh earned their respect. Chad Gable and American Made interrupted. Gable called them pathetic for injuring a stud like McDonagh and running away just barely clinging to their belts. He said they weren’t championship material, unlike his boys, the Creed Brothers. Ivar told them to be prepared to go to war if they wanted the titles. The War Raiders left. 

Gable told his team, “Guys, I have to leave you for a bit. I’m going on a quest on my own to conquer the dark arts of Lucha libre.” When he got back, he wanted to see Ivy Nile with the IC title and the Creeds with the tag titles. 

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There was a video package for AJ Styles. Pearce said he made one more move before the transfer portal closed and announced that Styles was now a member of Raw. He’ll be on next week. 

Bron Breakker entered and advised Pearce to keep Styles away from him. Bron also wanted to know what was next for him and didn’t think Pearce was showing him much respect. They left to discuss it. 

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Seth Rollins/Sami Zayn segment 

Rollins entered wearing his newest ridiculous outfit. He said it stung that he didn’t win the Rumble, but he was happy and proud of Jey Uso. He loved seeing good people get what they deserve. He also loved that Punk lost. He loved seeing a scumbag and a piece of trash get dumped by that idiot Logan Paul. 

Rollins said Roman Reigns also lost and may not make it to Mania at all. Reigns was hurt, but Reigns and Paul Heyman wouldn’t admit it. WWE wouldn’t tell them the truth but Rollins knew that he hurt Reigns. Rollins wasn’t in the wrong because, for the past four years, Reigns has done nothing but hurt those closest to him. Reigns had a limited schedule, so if anything, Rollins did him a favour. 

Rollins said his path to Mania now went to the Chamber, and he had a qualifier in a couple of weeks against Finn Bálor. Rollins wanted to talk to Zayn and called him out. 

Zayn entered. Rollins led the crowd in a chant for Sami. Rollins admitted they haven’t seen eye-to-eye lately, but that was in the past. Their future could be the Chamber or Mania, but Zayn’s immediate future was Punk. Everyone knew Rollins hated Punk, but Rollins knew how much Zayn hated Punk, too. 

Rollins said Zayn put on a brave face at War Games, but tonight was not the night for that. Rollins reminded Zayn that Punk said he wasn’t on his level. Punk was delusional if he thought that. Zayn main-event Mania. Zayn was also a good person, something Punk has never been. Punk wasn’t on Zayn’s level because Zayn was levels above. 

Rollins wanted Zayn to keep Punk out of the Chamber. People like Zayn belonged in the match, not Punk. “Put his WrestleMania dream in the dirt for good, and come fight me in that Chamber.” 

As Rollins was leaving, Punk’s music hit, and they met in the aisle. They tried to exchange fists, but referees quickly got between them. Rollins continued to the back while Punk went to the ring. 

(Rollins gave the fans so many reasons to boo him here, but they never really did. He may not necessarily be turning, though.) 

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Elimination Chamber qualifying match: CM Punk defeated Sami Zayn (14:57) 

(The Netflix feed glitched a few times earlier tonight, mostly in backstage segments, but it happened a lot during this match, particularly toward the end.) 

Zayn hit a superplex ahead of a break. He came off the top rope, but Punk caught him mid-air with a dropkick. There were duelling chants, which led to both men colliding with simultaneous crossbody attempts. After a break, Zayn hit a tornado DDT. Zayn wasn’t able to make a cover because of an injury to his elbow, which Punk worked on earlier. 

Punk avoided a Blue Thunder Bomb and hit a kick to the head, followed by a shoulder tackle and running knee. Zayn countered a bulldog into a Blue Thunder Bomb for two. Zayn avoided another tackle, and Punk went shoulder-first into the post. Punk kicked out of a cradle and applied an Anaconda Vice, but Zayn got a rope break. 

Punk hit a knee strike and taunted Zayn, telling him to look at the Mania sign. Zayn tried to catch him off guard with a Helluva Kick, but Punk saw it coming and dodged it. Punk went for a GTS but Zayn countered into a small package for a nearfall. (This was one of those nearfalls where Punk may not have kicked out in time, but it wasn’t the planned finish.) 

Zayn avoided the GTS again and hit an exploder into the corner. Zayn set up for Helluva Kick, but Punk caught him with the GTS for the pinfall win. 

The screen glitched like crazy as Punk looked up at the Mania sign. The glitching was so bad post-match that I would’ve turned it off if I wasn’t writing this report. 

This match was really good, glitching aside. 

— Punk shook Zayn’s hand after the match. 

Kevin Owens showed up out of nowhere and attacked Zayn from behind. (Zayn bumped into Punk, who fell out of the ring.) Owens gave Zayn a package piledriver as the crowd booed. The show ended with a shot of Owens wearing a “Sami Zayn Forever” t-shirt.

Jey Uso kept WWE Royal Rumble win a secret from Rikishi

Posted on by Ian Carey

Nobody was happier about Jey Uso winning the Royal Rumble than his father, Rikishi.

Rikishi has frequently made headlines in recent years for using his podcast to call for his son to win titles or major matches. Seeing Jey win the Royal Rumble was an emotional moment for him.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, Michael Cole told Jey that Rikishi teared up when he saw him later that night.

“As soon as the Rumble was over, I was standing at the airport and I walked into the hotel and your dad was there,” Cole said to Jey. “They had a Rumble watch party and your dad had no idea what was going on. He walked out, had these tears in his eyes, and he gave me this massive hug. That’s Rikishi, of course, the Hall of Famer. He had no words for it. He was so incredibly proud of you. And as you know, he has been one of your biggest supporters through all of this and all the ups and downs in your career. It was just an incredible moment for me to see him and see that emotion out of him when you had just won that match.”

Jey later shared that he FaceTimed with his father shortly after his victory.

He said:

“Yeah, man, my dad called right when I was in the locker room. He called Jeyce (his son) actually, and then Jeyce gave me the phone. I had him on FaceTime, and I was back there with John, CM Punk, my brothers were there. We had a good talk, man. But I love my father. He looks at me just like his son again, rooting for me. It feels good.”

Jey explained that he doesn’t like to tell his father everything that’s going to happen and Rikishi was surprised with Uso’s Rumble win.

“My dad knows everything in the business, so I’m not going to tell him everything. I want to surprise him too. And he was, man, he was very excited. Shout out to my dad, man.”

Uso also spoke about the seeing himself in an image posted online of him and his relatives The Rock, Yokozuna, and Roman Reigns as all being Royal Rumble winners.

“I saw a picture today, and out of all my family, it’s Rock, Roman, Yokozuna. And now I get to be a part of that group. So there’s four of us, man. I’m ready to rock with it. This Yi train is just starting, bro. I’m going to WrestleMania. I’m going to take one of these titles off one of these fools, regardless of who it is, because it’s all business now, man. That’s all I’m about. And I just want to show the world that I’m something different.”

Jey Uso entered the 2025 Men’s Royal Rumble as a +2500 underdog, with John Cena, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and The Rock all favored over him. However, Jey Uso’s win was predicted in the Royal Rumble 2025 preview and predictions post published on this site.

Uso is set to appear on tonight’s WWE Raw in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jey Uso reveals what John Cena told him after WWE Royal Rumble

Posted on by Joseph Currier

While being interviewed by NFL legends Shannon Sharpe & Chad Johnson, Jey Uso gave some insight into the moment he shared with John Cena after the Royal Rumble.

Uso and Cena were the final two left in the men’s Rumble match on Saturday night. By eliminating Cena, Uso earned the biggest victory of his career and secured a title shot in one of the top matches at WrestleMania.

There was a moment after the Rumble where Cena got back into the ring, hugged Uso, and spoke with him. Uso told the Nightcap podcast that Cena reminded him of some advice he had given The Usos at the start of their career. He then had Uso look at the crowd to appreciate how far he has come.

“If you watch it back, he did come in the ring,” Jey said before joking that he thought he was going to have to throw Cena out again. “He hugged me, he goes, ‘Hey Uce, I remember your first tour. I said, I always told you and your brother, you guys will be fine, be yourself.’ And he goes, ‘Look at these people now.’ And like, that’s when he turned me to the crowd. And you know, it just hit me, man. Yeah, man — love, love for John Cena. He’s a GOAT [greatest of all time], man.”

With Cena failing to win the Rumble, his path to a WrestleMania title shot will have to go through Elimination Chamber. The PLE is taking place in Toronto at Rogers Centre on Saturday, March 1.

WWE has not officially confirmed which title Uso will be challenging for at WrestleMania, but he mentioned at the post-Royal Rumble press conference that he would like one more crack at winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Gunther.

WOL: WWE Royal Rumble fallout

Posted on by Andrew Zarian

I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking all the latest professional wrestling news.

With the WE Royal Rumble taking place Saturday, I spend most of the episode breaking down everything that happened and all the fallout. This includes surprise winners of the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches in Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair, respectively.

Also, I talk all the surprises and returns including Alexa Bliss, Nikki Bella, Jordynne Grace, AJ Styles and Joe Hendry. Plus, Cody Rhodes defended his WWE title in a brutal ladder match against Kevin Owens.

With the fallout from both matches, I look at what WrestleMania programs we might get coming from this show and what appears to be an upset Drew McIntyre after the match.

Additionally, notes from AEW Collision, WWE Evolve’s premiere, press conference notes, and more!

Click here to listen or watch on YouTube

WWE Royal Rumble review: YeetMania

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Didn’t see that coming, did you?

Jey Uso was the winner of this year’s men’s WWE Royal Rumble, last eliminating John Cena to win. I did not expect that going in and not many people did, honestly. The most exciting thing about this year’s match was that WWE has done such a good job of building contenders in the men’s division that a lot of people could have won like Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Cena, or even CM Punk.

That made the last few eliminations feel pretty special. A Royal Rumble match is good when there’s an air of unpredictability and this Rumble had that, leading to an entertaining match.

The men’s Rumble also presented the first look at some possible WrestleMania 41 matches. After he was eliminated, Rollins got into it with both Roman Reigns and Punk, setting up the possibility of a three-way match. Logan Paul eliminated AJ Styles, making me feel there will be more on that situation in the next few weeks. And with Uso’s win, it looks like he’ll be going after Gunther’s World Heavyweight title after losing to him one week ago on Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Going with Uso is a…choice. I like him as he’s fun and charismatic and it’s clear that the crowd sees him as a major star. And given that his last World title match was pretty good, I think he and Gunther can deliver a WrestleMania-caliber main event. But is he the guy to go with?

Meanwhile in the women’s Royal Rumble, everyone pretty much assumed that Charlotte Flair, who has been out of action for over a year with a knee injury, would win and, shock of shocks, challenge for another title. And sure enough she did, last eliminating NXT’s Roxanne Perez. This was a fine match and people reacted to big surprises like Alexa Bliss and Jordynne Grace, but Rumble matches are built on moments and there wasn’t anything significantly memorable here. My guess is Flair will challenge Tiffany Stratton who still probably has to go through Nia Jax first.

Cody Rhodes retained the undisputed WWE title and regained the “winged eagle” title by defeating Kevin Owens in a ladder match that had a bunch of sick spots. My own back hurt when Owens landed on the side of that ladder following a Rhodes back body drop. Yikes! The final spot of the match where Rhodes gave Owens an Alabama slam through one of the ladders was also a cool, yet kinda sick, visual. Sami Zayn came out and looked after Owens as Rhodes grabbed the title, so there’s still intrigue as to where the Zayn/Owens relationship goes from here. I wouldn’t say this was a super remarkable ladder match, but the last few minutes were excellent.

DIY retained the WWE Tag Team titles after defeating the Motor City Machine Guns. I was thinking this could be one of the better matches of the show, but surprisingly it was just a match. It was well worked, but no one in Indianapolis saw these two teams as stars and as a result, they simply sat on their hands. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley lost after interference from the Street Profits who also took out DIY. That may be a three-way match for somewhere down the road.

Next month is the Elimination Chamber from Toronto. Will John Cena overcome the odds and go to WrestleMania? Well I hope so or he, one of the biggest wrestling stars of all time, won’t have a path to WrestleMania…again!

Jey Uso wins men’s WWE Royal Rumble

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The biggest win of Jey Uso’s career happened at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday night.

Uso will be in one of the top spots at WrestleMania 41 after winning the 2025 men’s Royal Rumble match. Jey entered the match at number 20 and last eliminated John Cena to get the victory. His win was pushed as being the biggest upset in Royal Rumble history by Michael Cole on commentary.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is no longer just a nickname. It is no longer a moniker. Jey Uso is truly the Main Event at WrestleMania,” Cole said.

It came down to Uso and Cena at the end after Cena eliminated Logan Paul. As they were fighting on the apron, Cena went for an Attitude Adjustment but Uso was able to slip out. He pushed Cena to the floor to eliminate him.

Uso now heads to WrestleMania 41 in pursuit of his first-ever World Championship. Currently, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes are the title holders. Gunther vs. Uso would be a rematch from the most recent edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, where Gunther retained his belt.

WrestleMania 41 is being held in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20.

WWE Royal Rumble preview & predictions: Will John Cena win his last Rumble?

Posted on by Ian Carey

Image: WWE

The following is an opinion-based preview that reflects the view of the author and not the website.

The 2025 edition of the WWE Royal Rumble takes place this Saturday from Indianapolis and should be a fun show. 

Most years, the Rumble matches themselves are not difficult to predict. However, that’s not the case this year as there are numerous routes WWE could go with the men’s and women’s matches. 

There are just two non-Rumble matches on the card this year. Kevin Owens vs. Cody Rhodes for the undisputed WWE title will be a great match, albeit one where the winner is not in doubt. Then, there will be a best two out of three falls match between #DIY and the Motor City Machine Guns, a dream match I’m sure Triple H wished had happened on an NXT TakeOver show at some point. 

Below are predictions, betting odds, and previews for each match for Saturday’s Royal Rumble (6 PM Eastern start time on Peacock domestically/Netflix internationally):

Men’s Royal Rumble match

According to Las Vegas, John Cena is a -110 favorite to win the match. This is likely due to rumors that WWE wants Cena vs. Rhodes at WrestleMania this year with the story that Cena would have the chance to win his 17th World title. In storyline, he’d break Ric Flair’s record. (In reality, who knows how many times Flair won and lost the World title?) Regardless, that’s the story. WWE doesn’t need Cena to win the Rumble to get that match, though. There’s always the Elimination Chamber in Toronto as well. 

According to the betting odds, the next favorite is Seth Rollins at +175. Rollins and Gunther had a promo segment together on Monday, so perhaps Rollins vs. Gunther is the plan for Mania. If so, Rollins winning is possible, but I don’t see it happening. 

The third favorite at +210 is CM Punk. I don’t know about that as Punk’s already got his “path to WrestleMania.” We know Paul Heyman owes him a favor which could also have something to do with Mania. Punk winning the Rumble to get what he wants at this stage feels unnecessary. 

Roman Reigns is a +300 favorite. I’m a little surprised Roman isn’t a bigger favorite, but perhaps the thinking is that Reigns vs. Punk is the plan for Mania and the story doesn’t need the Rumble to get there. 

There’s a significant drop off in the odds from all of those guys to the fifth favorite: The Rock. His odds are listed as +1200. He doesn’t need a Rumble win to have a big match at Mania, and I’m not even sure he’ll be in the match to begin with.

Jey Uso is listed as a +2500 favorite. Under no circumstances do I think betting on wrestling is a good idea, but if I did, I might consider putting a little money on Uso here. All that’s left to make him a perennial main eventer and World champion is simply putting him in that role. The guy seems pretty freakin’ popular as he is someone the fans have watched put in the work, grind, and develop into one of the most popular wrestlers in the world today. 

Similar to Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre, there is a story with Uso and Gunther where Uso can’t seem to get a win over the reigning World Heavyweight Champion. Albeit, that is also the case with Gunther and most other opponents. With their last match at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther is 3-0 against Uso right now. I can see Uso winning the Rumble, challenging Gunther, and then finding that fighting spirit deep within himself to overcome an obstacle that had previously bested him. And it would undoubtedly make Rikishi happy. 

As for my prediction, the smart money says John Cena, but my gut says Jey Uso. 

Prediction: Jey Uso

Women’s Royal Rumble match

Charlotte Flair is the betting favorite to win at -200 odds. I believe she will do just that and start a dominant heel run as WWE Women’s Champion on SmackDown.

I’m surprised that Triple H has yet to book a Four Horsemen-style heel group led by Flair in the women’s division, and I wonder if this is the start of him doing that. One thing I know about his booking is that he loves a good heel stable protecting a World champion. Look at the Undisputed Era in NXT, Imperium in NXT UK, The Bloodline, Judgment Day, Damage CTRL, not to mention his own role in Evolution. It’s his grilled cheese sandwich of creative comfort. His biggest influence in wrestling is the heyday of the Horsemen, and now he’s got Ric Flair’s daughter to play with. There are other daughters of the Four Horsemen out there WWE could bring in for this, but despite being a tremendous wrestler, Tessa Blanchard comes with a lot of baggage.

The next highest favorite is Bianca Belair at +180. The plan is likely for Belair vs. Jade Cargill at WrestleMania, so I don’t know how her winning the Rumble would lead to that. 

IYO SKY is listed at +325, but I don’t see what Mania match that would build to. Triple H always books her strong, though. 

Becky Lynch is listed at +500 and I’m a little surprised her odds aren’t better. But with two babyface champions right now, there might not be a story for Becky with either of them. I expect her to return in the Rumble, but I don’t know if she will win. 

Alexa Bliss is listed as a +1000 favorite. Oddly enough, all the reports about WWE and Bliss being in a contract dispute lead me to believe she’s returning Saturday. Leaking red herring reports seem to be a tactic of this WWE regime unless you believe the deal for CM Punk’s 2023 return at Survivor Series did all come together at the last minute. 

Other possible returns include Asuka, Jordynne Grace, Nikki Bella, Lynch (as mentioned above), and possibly Trish Stratus or Lita. 

Prediction: Charlotte Flair

WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY defend against the Motor City Machine Guns

I’m surprised we are getting this match on the PLE rather than a SmackDown, but I’ll take it. #DIY are listed as -500 favorites which is high to me. I think the idea is that with MCMG having just lost the titles to #DIY, it seems early to regain them. Triple H might want this rivalry to go on longer, perhaps forever, so I don’t see it as out of the question that MCMG get the titles back and they keep trading them back and forth.

No matter who wins, this should be a fun match. #DIY retaining seems more likely, though.

Prediction: #DIY retains

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Kevin Owens in a ladder match

Rhodes is listed as a -4000 favorite and barring an injury or accidental belt grabbing, that is what will happen. 

I think Rhodes, Owens, and WWE’s creative team deserve a lot of credit for just how entertaining this story has been even though no one believes Owens has a realistic chance of winning the title. Owens’ heel turn throughout this angle has been brilliant and similar to Drew McIntyre, his path to the dark side began with people forgiving Roman Reigns. How the storylines have all connected to that in recent years has been fun to watch play out. 

Rhodes will win. We all know that, but it’ll still be fun to watch.

Prediction: Cody Rhodes retains

Fight Game: Can Jey Uso win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship?

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John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included:

  • The Omega Powers
  • What’s the end game for the Death Riders?
  • WWE’s main roster plan for Trick Williams
  • The Corey Graves situation
  • Saturday Night’s Main Event preview

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WWE Raw live results: Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre

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Date: January 20, 2025
Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX 

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The Big Takeaway —

Kevin Owens appeared and offered Sami Zayn words of encouragement for the Royal Rumble match. Owens made it clear that he wanted Zayn to win so the two men could main-event WrestleMania against one another. Owens also suggested that he would have Zayn’s back at the Rumble if Zayn had his (against Cody Rhodes).

Zayn saved Seth Rollins from a Drew McIntyre beat-down at the end of the show, only for Zayn to hit Rollins with a Helluva Kick by mistake. 

The inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria was advertised for the show but did not appear.

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Show Recap — 

Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk (wearing a t-shirt of Marvel’s The Thing) were shown arriving. Rhea Ripley was shown earlier today, too, but she was attacked by Nia Jax. They also plugged Penta against Pete Dunne. 

Michael Cole said Dallas was hosting Raw for the 27th time. Wade Barrett is filling in for Pat McAfee, who is at the College Football National Championship. 

Jey Uso and Gunther segment

Jey Uso entered to a huge reaction. Cole danced like an idiot, and instead of heading to the announce desk with Barrett, he awaited Jey to slap hands with him. 

Gunther quickly cut off Jey’s promo. Gunther called him a funny little man for thinking he would win the world title. Gunther was looking forward to facing him—until today. Until he saw Jey acting like their conversation hadn’t happened last week. Acting like a complete dork and a company mascot. At this point, Gunther may as well be facing Jimmy Uso. 

Jey warned him not to talk about his brother. Gunther asked, “Or what?” because Jey never followed up on his words. Jey claimed he bet on himself, but he wouldn’t be doing that if Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn or Cody Rhodes came calling for help. Jey was just a useful idiot. Jey’s words and actions didn’t align, but Gunther’s did. Gunther would expose Jey on Saturday. 

Jey said Gunther was right again. Jey was the mascot, but the fans were his team. Because they ride with him, and they would be with him when he beat Gunther for the title. Jey respected Gunther, and Gunther would respect him, too. Only one of them had main evented WrestleMania, and it wasn’t Gunther. 

Gunther heard enough and attacked, but Jey fought him off and sent him out of the ring with a superkick. Jey held up the world title belt, and the crowd popped. 

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The New Day ran into JBL backstage. Kofi Kingston was glad JBL was doing commentary for his match and slid cash ($2) into his coat pocket to butter him up. Kingston and Xavier Woods assumed he would be on the same page as them because he cut the dead weight of his own tag partner and went on to the most success of his career—just not as much success as them. 

JBL gave them a backhanded compliment. He understood why they cut ties with Big E because the fans loved him way more than them, and he figured they wanted the fans to pay more attention to them. New Day didn’t appreciate this, so they left. 

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Cathy Kelley interviewed Bayley. She announced she was officially back on Raw and declared herself for the Royal Rumble. She said she could go after either brand’s champion if she won. She was about to tease perhaps going after the NXT champion but was cut off by Jax. Jax wanted Tiffany Stratton for herself and planned on winning the Rumble. 

Professional bull riders Mason Taylor and Austin Richardson, and PBR announcer Matt West were shown in the crowd. 

JBL entered for commentary. 

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The crowd booed New Day heavily as they entered. They were pissed at the fans constantly booing them since they were walking Hall of Famers, unlike JBL. Kingston took back the two bucks out of JBL’s coat pocket. 

Rey Mysterio defeated Kofi Kingston (w/Xavier Woods) (10:30) 

Kingston wrestled in black jeans (with black knee pads). Kingston worked over Rey and had a lot of heat until Rey drove him into the steel steps ahead of a break. Interference by Woods behind the referee’s back allowed Kingston to take over. The crowd chanted, “Let’s go, Rey,” and he fought back with a seated senton and low dropkick for two. 

Kingston poked Rey in the eyes behind the ref’s back and hit a splash on Rey’s back for two. Rey set up for 619, but Woods blatantly tripped him, so the ref tossed him out. Woods argued, so Rey knocked him off the apron. Rey hit a 619, but Kingston got his knees up on a springboard splash. 

Kingston went for an SOS, but Rey reversed into a cradle for the sudden pinfall win. 

— Woods attacked Rey from behind and attacked him alongside Kingston until the LWO ran out to make the save. New Day bailed, but as LWO checked on Rey, New Day ran back down through the crowd, and Kingston posted Joaquin Wilde. New Day bailed again before Rey or Cruz Del Toro could get them. 

(New Day running back down just to attack one of the LWO guys was pretty funny.) 

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There was a video package highlighting Penta’s debut. 

Kelley interviewed Chad Gable, who was pissed off. He spoke of his recent struggles in the ring with Penta, Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio. He realized he knew a man who could help with his luchador problems, and that was Dominik Mysterio. 

Ivy Nile and the Creed Brothers stated their intentions of winning gold. Gable said they would all be wrapped in gold, and it would be glorious. 

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During a break, Jackie Redmond interviewed Karrion Kross and Scarlett. Kross dismissed the Wyatt Sicks. He said, “I’m the only guy to beat Uncle Howdy. I derailed all their momentum. He’s gone, I won, they lost.” He had his eyes set next on Rollins, Punk, and Zayn. 

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The announcers spoke briefly about pro wrestling’s history in Dallas. They aired a clip of one of the many things to happen in Dallas: Wade Barrett winning the first season of NXT. 

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Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens segment 

Zayn entered and announced he was in the Rumble after speaking with Adam Pearce. His conversation with Rollins last week really made him think about what he wanted. It opened up a lot of thoughts. 

He thought about his 14-year-old self and all the people who grew up wanting to be wrestlers. He thought about the few thousand who did become wrestlers and the many fewer who actually got to WWE. He thought about the even smaller group of guys, the upper echelon of five or six or seven guys. 

He considered himself in that group, and all of those guys were in the Rumble with him. The only difference between them and him was that they had a world championship in their name, and he didn’t.  He has had a great life and career. He didn’t need the world title to feel complete. 

The fans have supported him throughout the years, and their support has meant more to him than any world title could ever mean. “So no, I don’t need the world champion. But dammit, I want it!” Because 14-year-old Sami wanted the championship, and 14-year-old Sami was still with him. 

Kevin Owens interrupted. (Owens wore a Bret Hart zip-up jacket.) Zayn said he knew it was just a matter of time before Owens came. Zayn asked how he wanted to do this. Owens didn’t know what he meant. Zayn brought up his issues with Rhodes after he teamed with Reigns. 

Owens wasn’t here for that. Owens admitted he was upset when Zayn teamed with Reigns, but it wasn’t the same as Rhodes. Zayn and Reigns had a lot of history, just like they did. Reigns did terrible things to Zayn that he chose to overlook. Owens did terrible things, too, and Zayn forgave him, just like he forgave Reigns. Zayn did that because he was a good person. 

Owens called Zayn his best friend and brother. Owens wanted to tell Zayn, “You can and will win the Royal Rumble.” Zayn deserved to win the Rumble and go on to Mania to win the title. They’ve done a lot together, but there was one more thing they could do, and that was main event WrestleMania one-on-one for the WWE Championship. 

Owens said that could only happen if Zayn won the Rumble—and if Owens walked out as champion. Owens knew that would happen because he had Zayn’s back, and Zayn would have his back. Owens ended with, “As my brother, if I need you, I know you’ll be there.” Owens left as Zayn contemplated what he said. 

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Kelley interviewed Sheamus backstage. Sheamus said he may have had the best career backwards. He beat John Cena just six months into his career for the WWE title. But ironically, the Intercontinental title drew him to WWE as a kid and it’s the title he has been chasing for five years. The stars were aligned on Saturday where he would beat Bron Breakker for the title. 

Breakker interrupted. Bron said he would beat Sheamus and break him like an old man. Bron advised him to retire. Sheamus shoved Bron, who laughed and backed away.

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They aired a memorial graphic for Bob Uecker. RIP.  

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Nia Jax defeated Bayley (12:21) 

Roxanne Perez watched from the front row (squeezed between two regular fans). Perez tried to slap Bayley, but Bayley blocked it and slapped her instead. Perez was about to jump the barricade, but a random security guard grabbed her and held her way up in the air with one arm. She was carried away (off-camera). 

Bayley was amused, but Jax attacked her from behind as they went to break. After the break, Jax missed a leg drop on the ring apron, and Bayley hit a sunset flip powerbomb into the post. Bayley followed with an Annihilator (Jax’s finisher) and an elbow drop off the middle rope for two. 

Jax responded with a shoulder breaker. Jax drove her shoulder-first into the ring post and squished her into the post. Bayley blocked an Annihilator attempt and hit a running knee strike for two. 

Jax went up for her finisher again, but Bayley brought her down with a powerbomb for two. Bayley followed right away with a flying elbow drop off the top for a nearfall. Jax followed with a pop-up Samoan drop, senton, and Annihilator for the clean pinfall win. 

— After the match, Ripley ran out to attack Jax, but the brawl was quickly separated by security. As you can imagine, they broke through the pack a few times which led to Ripley knocking everyone down with a cannonball off the announce table. Ripley angrily challenged her to a match at SNME. 

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Gable eagerly asked Dom for help with his Lucha problems in the Judgment Day clubhouse. They didn’t seem to want him there and even Dom initially resisted his request. However, Dom handed him a piece of paper containing the name of someone who could help. Gable was excited, and he dismissed the rest of Judgment Day as he left to learn the dark arts of Lucha libre. They weren’t sure why Dom would help him, but Dom said it wasn’t the worst thing for Gable to owe them one. 

JD McDonagh was worried because they were getting a tag title rematch next week, but Finn Bálor was out. Dom offered to take Bálor’s place, and McDonagh accepted. McDonagh was worried Bálor may not like this idea but Liv Morgan assured him that he would. Morgan poked fun at Dom for trying to be helpful like he was (or wasn’t) in her match against Ripley. Dom said he would make it up to her. 

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There was a video recap of Lyra Valkyria winning the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. (She was advertised for the show but never appeared.)

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There was a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute video. 

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Zayn approached Rollins to let him know that his words got through to him last week. Rollins knew it and was glad to see this side of him. However, Rollins wouldn’t hesitate to throw him out of the Rumble. Zayn said he would toss him out first. They had a friendly face-off before Zayn left, and Rollins continued to warm up. 

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Penta defeated Pete Dunne (10:02) 

Cole mentioned that these two first wrestled at RevPro years ago (2017), which is true. 

Dunne tried a backflip off the top, but Penta superkicked him out of mid-air. Penta went for a dive, but Dunne cut him off with a forearm ahead of a break. Penta fought back after the break with a slingblade, corner dropkick and DVD for two. Penta followed with a Canadian destroyer, but Dunne rolled out of the ring, so Penta hit a flip dive. 

Dunne blocked another destroyer attempt and hit a DeadEye for two. Dunne snapped Penta’s fingers and applied an arm bar, but Penta hoisted him up and hit a backbreaker, The Sacrifice (armbreaker) and Penta Driver for the pinfall win. 

This was pretty good. The crowd was into Penta’s entrance. They got into the match more toward the end and popped for the win. 

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There was a Logan Paul video package. 

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CM Punk promo 

CM Punk entered. He basically stole Jey Uso’s entrance. He entered from the concourse through a sea of fans. He joined Redmond in the stands for an interview. She asked Punk about the Rumble, a match he’s never won against a stacked field.  

Punk called himself the maker of history. He made history by main-eventing the first Raw on Netflix, where he beat Seth Rollins. He would make history at the Rumble by beating 29 other superstars, and nobody was better than him when the people were behind him. 

Punk ran down the names Redmond listed. He dismissed the idea of John Cena or Roman Reigns eliminating him and he already put Drew McIntyre in the ground. (He got some light boos for his line about Cena.) 

He didn’t want to hear about Sami Zayn because Zayn wasn’t on his level. You could put Hulk Hogan in the Rumble, but Punk would throw his dusty ass out and kill Hulkamania. (The fans cheered, which is exactly what Punk was hoping for.) 

Punk said he would settle a score and would call in a favour or two if he needed to. Only one man would get his hand raised, and that was CM Punk. 

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Kelley interviewed the War Raiders (who spoke in their normal guy voices). Ivar said they were always ready to defend the tag titles. They would return honour and prestige to the division, something that was tarnished by Judgment Day. Erik said they weren’t overlooking any teams, but no one was taking their titles. 

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IYO SKY & Dakota Kai defeated Zoey Stark & Shayna Baszler (6:24) 

Early in the match, Stark obliterated Kai with a springboard dropkick, and the crowd buzzed at the spot. (The ref checked on Kai, and the match continued.) 

Sky eventually made the hot tag, and the fans chanted her name. Sky took out Baszler with a German suplex and suicide dive. Sky hit Stark with a missile dropkick and a running double knee strike for two. 

Sonya Deville tried to distract Sky, so Kai wiped her out. Sky was distracted instead by Baszler taking out Kai. Stark knocked Sky off the top and suplexed her for two. Baszler hit a running knee but Kai broke up the cover. Kai hit Stark with a PK, and Baslzer knocked Kai off the apron. 

Baszler put Sky in the Kirifuda Clutch, but Sky slipped out of it and hit a moonsault for the pinfall win. This was more or less a showcase for Sky. The fans were into her. 

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There was a video package for Rollins vs. McIntyre. Rollins entered ahead of a break, and if you are among the lucky people who get to watch during the breaks, you got to hear Rollins’ music play and play and play. 

(The main event began at 10:15 pm ET.) 

Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre (16:59) 

Rollins hit a suicide dive, but McIntyre caught his second attempt and suplexed him over the announce desk. After a break, McIntyre tried a reverse Alabama Slam, but Rollins countered into a victory roll for two. Rollins followed with jabs and chops and drove McIntyre shoulder-first into the ring post three times. Rollins followed with a flying knee and running boot for two, followed by a springboard senton for two. 

McIntyre went to the top, but Rollins brought him down with a superplex. Rollins tried to transition into the falcon arrow but McIntyre hit the falcon arrow instead. Rollins ducked a Claymore, but McIntyre hit a spinebuster for two. Rollins hit a falcon arrow for two. 

They traded counters until Rollins applied a crossface, but McIntyre got a rope break. Rollins got in McIntyre’s face (in the ropes), and as the ref pulled him away, McIntyre poked Rollins in the eye. McIntyre followed with a Future Shock DDT for a nearfall. 

McIntyre hit consecutive clotheslines and seemed to think Rollins was done. He took his time pacing around the ring, so Rollins caught him in a jackknife cover for the sudden pinfall win. 

— McIntyre was pissed, so he attacked Rollins after the match and nailed a Claymore Kick. 

McIntyre placed Rollins’ head against the ring post and was about to kill him with a Claymore but Zayn ran out to make the save. Zayn checked on Rollins, but McIntyre headbutted Zayn. 

McIntyre taunted Rollins in the corner. Zayn went for a Helluva Kick, but McIntyre moved out of the way just in time, and Zayn kicked Rollins instead. McIntyre was amused. Zayn explained himself to Rollins as they went off the air (at about 10:36 pm).

(They had a good match but the crowd was pretty quiet for it. There was nothing on the line, and Rollins hasn’t been the most endearing babyface lately, so that could explain it. 

One negative was they repeated a few spots we saw earlier tonight. The shoulder-into-the-post spot was done multiple times, as it was in the Bayley-Jax match. Although Bayley and Jax varied it a bit. McIntyre poked Rollins in the eye to set up a nearfall, only for Rollins to win with a flash pin. In the opening match, Kingston poked Mysterio in the eye to set up a nearfall, only for Mysterio to win with a flash pin.)

Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, Lyra Valkyria segments added to WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

WWE has added three segments and one match to the lineup for Monday’s episode of Raw. 

Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and the first-ever Women’s Intercontinental Champion, Lyra Valkyrie, have been announced for the show. 

On Saturday, WWE.com revealed that fans will “hear from” Jey Uso on Raw, writing, “Just days before Saturday Night’s Main Event, we’ll hear ‘Main Event’ Jey Uso’s comments about his imminent World Heavyweight Championship Match against Gunther. Prepare to Yeet on Raw, this Monday at 8 ET / 5 PT on Netflix.”

Zayn is advertised to “address the WWE Universe” on Raw this week after having defeated The Miz on last week’s show. 

The new Women’s Intercontinental Champion, Lyra Valkyria, is also advertised to “return to Raw” on Monday.

Additionally, WWE has added one new match to Monday’s lineup. Pure Fusion Collective will face Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky. However, WWE.com’s preview for the match does not clarify which two PFC members will be in the match or if all three are entered. 

WWE Raw announced lineup for Monday, January 20, 2025:

  • Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
  • Pure Fusion Collective vs. Damage CTRL’s Dakota Kay & Iyo Sky
  • The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) in action
  • WWE Hall of Famer “JBL” John Bradshaw Layfield appears
  • Jey Uso to appear
  • Sami Zayn to address the WWE Universe
  • WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria returns to WWE Raw

Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso added to WWE Raw Netflix premiere

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Another new match is set for the WWE Raw premiere episode on Netflix on January 6, 2025.

After Drew McIntyre attacked Jey Uso in the ring on Monday’s Raw, GM Adam Pearce announced that McIntyre vs. Uso has been made official for next week’s Netflix premiere.

Since returning to WWE on the December 2 Raw, McIntyre has focused his attacks on Roman Reigns’ iteration of The Bloodline, including Uso, plus scoring victories over Sami Zayn at Saturday Night’s Main Event, and on the December 16 Raw.

McIntyre vs. Uso is one of four matches official for next week’s episode, which also features the return of John Cena for the kickoff of his retirement tour, plus the expected debut of Penta El Zero Miedo.

The lineup for the Monday, January 6 WWE Raw on Netflix premiere episode:

  • Tribal Combat: Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa
  • CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
  • Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defends against Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing match
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso
  • John Cena returns
  • Penta El Zero Miedo debuts

Jey Uso would like to ‘run back’ WWE WrestleMania match against brother Jimmy

Posted on by Ian Carey

Jey Uso wouldn’t mind running it back with his brother at a future WrestleMania. 

On a recent episode of Cheap Heat, he told Peter Rosenburg that his WrestleMania 40 match against Jimmy Uso earlier this year “left a bad taste” in his mouth. 

Uso said:

“To be honest, I would like to run it back with my brother one more time. Like, I would like to because (it) left a little bad taste in my mouth with that one.”

“I just know what we can do. The fans have no damn clue. I know, me and my brother know, man. And hell yeah, we would have stole the show. It was just things happen. We’re all a team.” 

Their match on night one of WrestleMania in Philadelphia this year went a little over 11 minutes and has been poorly reviewed. Our Dave Meltzer awarded it 3/4 of a star and wrote that it “was the lone true creative misfire in the two nights,” later adding, “The crowd wasn’t into this as a match, but they did chant ‘Yeet.’ They did some mirror image spots. But creative failed in this match and really it was the only one in two days where they did.”

In an interview with The Gorilla Position earlier this year, Jey also mentioned that he felt his WrestleMania match “let the people down.” 

“I kind of feel like we did let the people down,” he said before adding, “because I wanted to go out there and have a straight-up banger too. I wanted to do the wrestling part, but let alone make sure the emotion part is there.”

“It was just a time issue, uce. You know what I’m saying? You just got to play your position on the team. That’s what happened. I’m still happy though, uce. I got a singles match on WrestleMania with my brother – that’s the big picture. So I’m going to always have me and him in the faceoff at WrestleMania.”

Jimmy Uso didn’t wrestle again for six months following WrestleMania this year due to an undisclosed injury. He returned at Bad Blood last month and is scheduled to team with Jey, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, and Seth Rollins at WWE Survivor Series in a War Games match against Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline.

Seth Rollins appearance, Bron Breakker/Jey Uso segment set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Ian Carey

WWE has added two segments to the lineup for WWE Raw

One week after Bron Breakker defeated Jey Uso to regain the Intercontinental Championship, both Breakker and Uso will appear on tonight’s show.

WWE has also confirmed that Seth Rollins will be at Raw as he prepares to wrestle Bronson Reed this Saturday at WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

“After a wild brawl between Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins and ‘Big’ Bronson Reed last Monday, find out what’s next in the bitter rivalry en route to their clash at WWE Crown Jewel,” reads WWE.com.

Tonight’s show is scheduled for the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. Four matches are confirmed, including a triple threat tag bout for a future shot at the World Tag Team Championships.

The lineup for the Monday, October 28 WWE Raw: 

  • World Tag Team Championship contender’s tournament finals: The New Day vs. The War Raiders vs. Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee
  • Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser
  • Zelina Vega vs. Ivy Nile
  • Dominik Mysterio vs. a former World Champion
  • Seth Rollins to appear live
  • Bron Breakker, Jey Uso to appear

The Usos reunite on WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso have reunited.

One of the most decorated tag teams in WWE history, The Usos put aside more than a year of storyline animosity in the main event of Friday’s SmackDown in reuniting and helping Motor City Machine Guns win the WWE Tag Team Championship.

In an impromptu main event, MCMG defeated The Bloodline’s Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa to win the Tag titles just moments after defeating DIY to become the number one contenders to the belts.

The ensuing Tag title match featured a referee bump, interference from The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, and counter-interference from Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso.

The slow build to a new Bloodline vs. original Bloodline battle continues to be teased as Reigns did not celebrate or embrace The Usos in SmackDown’s closing scene. Rather, Reigns stayed on his own in the aisle and looked on as the brothers reunited.

Our full report from Friday’s WWE SmackDown is here.