WWE RAW Live Coverage - February 3rd, 2025
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Punk battles Sami Zayn in Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
As announced by Raw General Manager Adam Pearce, Qualifying Matches for the Elimination Chamber will begin tonight as CM Punk goes head-to-head with Sami Zayn. Although he seems to be on good terms with Zayn, The Second City Saint has said that the former Intercontinental Champion is not on his level. Will Sami prove him wrong and join John Cena inside the career-altering structure for an opportunity to headline WrestleMania?
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– RAW opens with clips of Sami Zayn, CM Punk, The Judgement Day, Iyo Sky, and Charlotte Flair walking backstage and arriving to the arena. Clips from the Royal Rumble are shown as well.
– Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of some of the highlights from WWE Royal Rumble.
– Back at ringside, Jey Uso makes his way down to the ring.
Jey looks to speak, but before he can, he continues to yeet with the live crowd at their request as they all did on his way to the ring. Jey then thanks the live crowd for their warm reception and says if he's being honest, he doesn't know what to say. He says he came in the game almost 15 years ago with his twin, and fast forward to 2020, he ended up in The Bloodline. He says he was scared and confident during this time, and didn't have it in him to be a singles star. He says coming to the ring tonight, he's got it now. He says he worked really hard to get to where he is today, and thanks fans for their support every week. Jey says because of the fans, he's the winner of the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble and he's going to the main event of WrestleMania 41 himself.
GUNTHER's music hits and he marches down to the ring. He tells Jey that he would congratulate him, but in reality, he's disappointed because a match between them for the World Heavyweight Championship doesn't appeal to him. He says Jey can't lace his boots, and says he's learned how to make fans believe that he's barely holding on to the World Heavyweight Championship when he's really in control. He refuses to let Jey challenge him for the World Heavyweight Championship and asks him if he knows what it even means to hold it as he builds a legacy for himself. He says beating Jey doesn't add anything to his legacy, and says if Jey chooses to face him at WrestleMania 41, every week will be hell for him and he will hurt him.
GUNTHER looks to leave, but Jey says he's tired of everyone telling him what he can and can't be. He says he's going to be on "SmackDown" on Friday to talk to Cody Rhodes, but no matter who he chooses to face at WrestleMania, he's still the winner of the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble and will be walking out of the event as a champion.
– Clips of The Royal Rumble Post Show with Cena are shown.
– Ludwig Kaiser then makes his way out to the ring. Penta follows.
Penta vs. Ludwig Kaiser
The bell rings and the two lock up. Penta connects with a hurricanrana on Kaiser and lands an enzuigiri on him in the corner, then looks to follow it up with a Bronco Buster. Kaiser intercepts Penta with a kick to his midsection, but Penta responds with a kick of his own to Kaiser's midsection. Penta looks to fly and join Kaiser on the apron, but Kaiser sees him coming and sends him crashing into the apron with a Death Valley Driver.
Kaiser stomps on Penta's face on the apron, but Penta responds with a pair of overhand chops and a regular chop to him. He continues to stomp on Penta's face and stomps on his ankle, then levels him with a clothesline and goes for a pin. Penta kicks out, then levels Kaiser with a clothesline of his own and fires off chops on him. He follows it up with a backstabber and goes for a pin, but Kaiser kicks out.
Penta delivers a Bronco Buster to Kaiser before the two exchange chops with one another and Penta dumps Kaiser out of the ring. He flies over the top and levels Kaiser, then ascends up the ropes and delivers a crossbody off the top to take down Kaiser back in the ring. Penta then rocks Kaiser with a pair of superkicks, but Kaiser sends him crashing into the mat with a Fireman's Carry and goes for a pin. Penta kicks out and wrenches back on Kaiser's arm, then sends him crashing into the mat with the Penta Driver for the win.
Winner: Penta
– After the match, Jackie Redmond talks to Penta and asks what WWE should expect next. Before Penta can tell us, Pete Dunne comes out and Kaiser attacks Penta from behind. Kaiser slams Penta's head to the mat and leaves the ring. Pete Dunne stares down Kaiser as he leaves.
– The Judgement Day is backstage and Finn Balor is scolding Dominik Mysterio. Liv Morgan comes to Dom's aid and says things are coming back in order for Judgement Day. She tells Balor that Dom got Balor in the qualifier match.
– Charlotte Flair comes out to the ring, and we cut to a commercial break.
– Back from the break, Flair says a year and a half ago, fans booing her wouldn't bother her but she missed them. She says last year sucked for her, and up until last year, she thought she was unbreakable. She says last year broke her mentally and physically, and despite the boos raining down from fans, she still loves all of them because whether they woo or boo her, she's the greatest WWE Superstar of all time. She says she fought every single day to come back from her torn ACL because it's her passion.
Rhea Ripley's music hits and she makes her way to the ring. Flair greets Ripley and Ripley says while Flair was having a moment, "Raw" is still her show. She says she respects Flair as the possibility of them going to war once again lies before them, then invites Flair to choose her since she bested her in their last WrestleMania match. Flair reminds Ripley that she won their first WrestleMania match, and Ripley says that she was just a kid back then. Flair announces she will be making visits to "NXT" and "SmackDown" later this week, then says Ripley is still just a kid and she'll see her next week. Flair looks to leave, but Ripley stops her and says Flair's comments indicate that she doesn't respect her. She begs Flair to pick her so that she can beat the respect into her at WrestleMania.
– Jackie Redmond talks to Sami Zayn about his match against Punk tonight. Redmond asks him about Kevin Owens and he stops the interview and approaches Jey Uso. Uso apologizes for throwing him out of the Rumble. Zayn says he's proud of Uso and to not apologize. Uso wishes him luck for his match and leaves. Karrion Kross asks Zayn why he doesn't work for himself but he is here to help everyone. Zayn says if Kross continues this there will be a problem. Kross says he isn't a problem but he can be.
– New Day then make their way out to the ring.
– Rhea Ripley walks backstage and comes across Iyo Sky. Sky says maybe she'll meet Ripley at Wrestlemania. As Sky walks away Liv Morgan attacks Sky and Ripley comes to her aid and Raquel Rodriguez attacks Ripley and leaves. Ripley and Sky tend to their injuries.
– Back at ringside, Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee make their way down.
New Day vs. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee
Lee and Xavier Woods begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Woods gains the upper hand over Lee and tags in Kofi Kingston. Kingston whips Lee into the corner and charges at him, but Lee moves out of the way and lands a kick on Kingston's head. He delivers a crossbody to him off the ropes, then follows it up with a hurricanrana.
Rey and Woods tag in, and Woods whips Rey into the corner. He charges at him, but Rey catches him with a back elbow and a hurricanrana off the ropes. Rey rains down right hands on Woods in the corner and tags in Lee. Kingston tags in and Lee ladns a kick on him as he's draped off the top by his knees.
Logan Paul's music hits and he distracts Rey and Lee, opening the door for Kingston to pull Lee off the ropes by his mask and Woods to clock Rey from behind on the ring steps.
Woods tags in and continues wearing down Lee in the corner. He delivers a chop to him, then lands a delayed vertical suplex on him and wears him down with a submission hold. Kingston tags back in and rocks Lee with a kick to his face as he's draped across the middle rope before Woods tags in and delivers a stomp to Lee's spine.
Lee levels Woods with a sit-out powerbomb, then tags in Rey. Rey looks to dial it up for a 619 on Kingston, but Woods helps out Kingston. Rey delivers a senton off the apron to level Kingston and shoves Paul when he gets in his face, then sends Woods' leg bouncing off the ring post. Lee flies to level Woods and dumps Kingston back in the ring. He looks to follow, but Paul pulls him out as Kingston distracts the referee. This opens the door for Kingston to deliver Trouble In Paradise to Rey when he returns to the ring for the win.
Winners: New Day
– Cathy Kelley talks to CM Punk backstage. She talks about his match against Zayn to qualify for The Elimination Chamber. Punk says he'll win and he has to get changed for his match.
– Michael Cole and Pat McAfee then give an update on Roman Reigns following the attack he suffered at Royal Rumble, saying that while they don't have access to much information, he will be out for the foreseeable future.
– IYO SKY then makes her way out to the ring. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez follow.
Elimination Chamber Qualifier Match: Iyo Sky vs. Liv Morgan w/Raquel Rodriguez
The bell rings and Morgan looks to retreat to the outside. SKY catches her and sends her crashing into both the barricade and the ring apron, then sends her crashing into the mat back in the ring and follows it up with a dropkick. Morgan responds with a dropkick of her own, then delivers a kick to her face. SKY lands a second dropkick on Morgan and charges at her, but Morgan dumps her out of the ring and looks to fly. SKY catches her with a forearm back in the ring and levels her with a second one, then delivers a tope suicida to level her on the outside.
Morgan lands a kick on SKY's chest, but SKY catches her with a back elbow. Morgan then levels SKY with a clothesline and pins her, but SKY kicks out. She wears SKY down with a submission, then follows it up with The Three Amigos. SKY sends Morgan arm bouncing off the top rope, then flies off the top rope to level Morgan and lands a double stomp on her chest.
SKY delivers a springboard moonsault to level Morgan on the outside, but Morgan catches her with a Codebreaker mid-air as SKY flies off the ropes back in the ring. She goes for a pin, but SKY kicsk out. SKY then delivers a hurricanrana to Morgan off the ropes before she follows it up with a meteora and sets up for Over The Moonsault. Rodriguez hops up on the apron to distract SKY, opening the door for Morgan to get her knees up with SKY flies. SKY delivers a German suplex as Rhea Ripley runs down to the ring to take down Rodriguez. She lands a forearm on Morgan, causing a disqualification on SKY's behalf.
Winner by DQ: Liv Morgan
– After the match, Sky yells at Ripley.
– The War Raiders are being interviewed backstage and American Made comes up to them and tells The War Raiders that The Creed Brothers will challenge them. Gable says he has to leave and go on a mission and when he comes back they better all be champions.
– We then head backstage to Cathy Kelley and Adam Pearce, where Pearce announces that Styles is the newest member of the "Raw" roster and reveals that he will be on the show next Monday when Bron Breakker approaches him asking what's next for him and the Intercontinental Championship.
– Seth "Freakin" Rollins then makes his way down to the ring. Rollins welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins and introduces himself, then says while he's disappointed that he didn't win the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble, he's happy and proud of Jey Uso. He says he likes seeing people get what they deserve, then says that brings him to CM Punk. He says Punk also lost the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble and he loved seeing him get embarrassed by being eliminated by Logan Paul. He then addresses Roman Reigns and says he too lost the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble and may not make it to WrestleMania at all. He says fans have only been given vague updates about Reigns, and says that he's hurt because he hurt him.
Rollins addresses himself and says he also lost the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble. He says it hurts, but there is a future ahead for him as there are many different paths to WrestleMania. He brings up his Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier against Finn Balor in a couple weeks, then calls Sami Zayn to the ring ahead of his own qualifier later tonight.
Zayn's music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Rollins says he goes back a long way with Zayn and says it's been a tough couple of months between them. He says the past is the past, but Zayn's immediate future is Punk. He admits that he hates Punk, and while the world doesn't know it, he knows how much Zayn hates Punk as well. He provides Zayn with some encouraging words ahead of his Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier and looks to head to the back as Punk makes his way out.
Elimination Chamber Qualifier Match: Sami Zayn vs. CM Punk
The bell rings and the two lock up. Punk levels Zayn with a shoulder tackle, but Zayn responds with a clothesline to Punk and follows it up with a superplex off the top rope. Zayn looks to fly off the top rope, but Punk catches him with a dropkick before the two level one another with crossbodies.
Zayn connects with a Tornado DDT on Punk, but Punk delivers a shoulder to Zayn's midsection in the corner and follows it up with a step-up knee. Zayn responds with a Blue Thunder Bomb and pins Punk, but Punk kicks out and Zayn sends him crashing into the ring post shoulder first. Punk then rolls up Zayn, but Zayn kicks out.
Punk fires off right hands on Zayn, but Zayn responds with several of his own and sets up for the Helluva Kick. Punk catches Zayn and connects with the GTS for the win.
Winner: CM Punk
– After the match Punk and Zayn shake hands and as Punk is leaving Kevin Owens runs in and beats on Zayn and hits the Package Piledriver on Sami Zayn as the show fades to black.
