WWE RAW Live Coverage - October 27th, 2025
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CM Punk and Jey Uso meet ahead of World Heavyweight Title Match
CM Punk will be face-to-face with "Main Event" Jey Uso five days before their match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship this weekend at Saturday Night's Main Event.
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— Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video recapping last Monday's Number One Contenders Battle Royal for the World Heavyweight Championship.
— Jey Uso then makes his way to the ring.
Jey says he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him because it's just him as the Number One Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, just him on Saturday, and just him who will become a two time World Heavyweight Champion.
Punk's music hits and he then makes his way out. He says he's got four letters and one word in Punk and promises not to get in Jey's face since that's for Saturday. He says he's happy for Jey because he's listening to himself, then says it's no secret that himself and Jey are friends. He says he's never been in Jey's situation, then says he follows his heart and listens to his gut. He says that's a lot harder to do when you're constantly losing, then says his actions from last week speak for themself. He says Jey showed everyone last week that he's got what it takes, then asks him how far he's willing to go. Punk says he knows how far he's willing to go this Saturday, then says when Jey is face down on the mat, he'll realize he's in a citation he can't yeet himself out of.
Jey says he's been in deep waters before and knows how to swim, then says Punk wants the fans to think that he's the man and will paint him as the bad guy. He says he'll show Punk who he is on Saturday night, then says he has four letters and one word for Punk: yeet.
— We then head over to Judgment Day's lounge, where Dominik Mysterio approaches and tells the rest of the stable that they have a problem. Finn Balor and JD McDonagh completely brush Dominik off by leaving almost immediately, and Dominik then places a call to someone telling them that he needs help.
— Nikki Bella is shown arriving at the show.
— Back at ringside, Penta makes his way to the ring. Rusev follows.
WWE Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contender's Match: Penta vs. Rusev
The bell rings and Penta fires off chops on Rusev. He follows it up with a hurricanrana, then looks to fly through the middle rope out of the ring. Rusev intercepts Penta with a right hand, but Penta delivers an enzuigiri to Rusev. He then flies out of the ring to level Rusev on the outside before dumping Rusev back in the ring and landing a springboard Tornado DDT on him.
Rusev sends Penta crashing into the ring steps on the outside, then sends him crashing over the announce desk and the ring post during the commercial break. He dumps him back into the ring and mockingly fires off kicks on his spine, then fires off Hammer and Anvil elbows on Penta and wears him down with a submission.
Rusev levels Penta with a dropkick, then cinches in a Bear Hug on him back from the break. Penta escapes and fires off chops on Rusev, then looks to fly off the ropes. Rusev intercepts Penta with the Machka Kick and goes for a pin, but Penta kicks out and connects with a Penta Driver on Rusev. He goes for a pin, but Rusev kicks out. Los Americanos then run down to the ring, and Bravo Americano and Rayo Americano clock Rusev and Penta to cause the disqualification.
No Contest
— After the match, El Grande Americano levels Penta with a right hand as Bravo and Rayo send Rusev crashing into the ring steps shoulder first. Rusev manages to recover, and Penta sneaks behind Grande. He sets up for the Mexican Destroyer on Grande, but Rayo and Bravo come to Grande's aid.
— LA Knight is backstage being interviewed by Jackie Redmond. Knight says he came up short and the bottom line is Jey Uso has the title shot. He says he doesn't know how to quit so whoever wins, whether it's Uso or CM Punk, he's going to beat them.
— Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed and Paul Heyman are backstage. Breakker says they should have been in the Battle Royal last week and is frustrated. Heyman says Adam Pearce was already upset and he knows if Breakker and Reed were in the match, Pearce would have made sure they didn't win. Heyman says Breakker should be focusing on LA Knight because Knight wants the championship too. Breakker tells Heyman to go get him a match. Heyman says he already got that worked out and Breakker has a match against Knight tonight.
— A video package for Asuka plays celebrating her 10 years on the official roster.
— Adam Pearce is on the phone, JD McDonagh and Finn Balor come in. Pearce says he has a message for Dominik Mysterio but since they're here he asks what they want. Balor and McDonagh ask for their rematch. Pearce says one of them goes one on one with Sheamus tonight. McDonagh says he'll take on Sheamus and after he beats Sheamus, they need their tag title rematch.
— Nikki Bella then makes her way to the ring. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez follow.
Roxanne Perez (w/ Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Nikki Bella
The bell rings and Perez bows down to Nikki. She offers her hand to Nikki, but Nikki swipes it away. Perez then clocks Nikki, but Nikki rolls up Perez. Perez kicks out, then connects with a hair whip on Nikki and rains down right hands and left hands on her.
Perez steps behind Rodriguez on the outside, then tries sneaking up on Nikki. Nikki sees Perez coming and sends her crashing into the barricade, then gets her back in the ring and ascends to the top. Rodriguez trips Nikki on the ropes as Perez distracts the referee, then catapults her into the middle rope.
Perez uses the bottom rope to wear down Nikki during the commercial break, then follows it up with a Russian Leg Sweep and fires off stomps on her chest.
Back from the break, Perez lands a forearm on the back of Nikki's neck and delivers a moonsault to her off the middle rope. She goes for a pin, but Nikki kicks out and Perez wears her down with a submission hold.
Nikki fires off right hands on Perez and delivers a Sling Blade to her, then connects with a clothesline and flies out of the corner to level Perez. She follows it up with a spinebuster and goes for a pin, but Perez kicks out and rolls up Nikki with her feet on the ropes. The referee catches her, opening the door for Nikki to roll up Perez. Perez kicks out, but Nikki sets up for the Rack Attack 2.0 on her. Perez avoids it, then lands a Pop Rox on Nikki for the win.
Winner: Roxanne Perez
— After the match, Perez and Rodriguez look to continue beating down Nikki. Stephanie Vaquer's music hits and she runs down to the ring to come to Nikki's aid. While Rodriguez and Perez looks to back down, Rodriguez gets back in the ring and squares up to Vaquer before deciding to retreat with Perez.
— Lyra Valkyria walks by Asuka and Kairi Sane. Asuka says they should be in the title picture and not Bayley and Valkyria. Asuka yells at Valkyria and leaves. Sane apologizes to Valkyria and Asuka yells at her to follow her. Bayley steps and gives Valkyria a matching tag jacket. Valkyria says she's never faced Alexa Bliss or Charlotte Flair.
— Jimmy and Jey Uso are backstage. Jimmy tells Jey he's upset Jey is only thinking of himself. He tells Jey that he knows Jey knows he can beat him and that's why Jey threw Jimmy out of the Battle Royal.
— The Vision make their way to the ring. LA Knight follows.
Bron Breakker (w/ Bronson Reed and Paul Heyman) vs. LA Knight
The bell rings and the two lock up. Knight levels Breakker with a back elbow and rains down right hands on him in the corner, then runs him over with a clothesline and fires off a couple more right hands on him. Breakker runs the ropes and delivers a clothesline to Knight, but Knight dumps Breakker out of the ring and lands a dropkick on him through the middle rope.
During the commercial break, Breaker connects with a Gorilla Press on Knight that sends him crashing on top of the announce desk. He dumps him back in the ring, then whips him into the corner spine first. Knight fires off right hands on Breakker, but Breakker catches Knight with an oblique breaker and goes for a pin. Knight kicks out.
Back from the break, Breakker fires off a shoulder on Knight's midsection and dumps him out of the ring over the top rope. Breakker then gets Knight back in the ring, but Knight whips Breakker into the corner chest first and follows it up with an over the shoulder powerslam to him.
Reed hops up onto the apron, but Knight clocks him with a right hand. He sends Breakker crashing into the ring post, then delivers a clothesline to Reed off the apron and sends Breakker's head repeatedly crashing off the announce desk. When the two men return to the ring, Breakker intercepts Reed with a spear for the win.
Winner: Bron Breakker
— We then head backstage, where Adam Pearce catches Dominik Mysterio fist bumping with Los Americanos. Dominik declines being in cahoots with Los Americanos when he asks Pearce, and Pearce responds by telling Dominik that he'll be defending his Intercontinental Championship against both Penta and Rusev at Saturday Night's Main Event.
— The Usos are backstage. Jey tells Jimmy they're brothers and he loves him and didn't betray him. Jey says he has a lot on his plate and he could really use his brother having his back. Jimmy feels him and they embrace.
— JD McDonagh and Finn Balor then make their way to the ring. Sheamus follows.
JD McDonagh (w/ Finn Balor) vs. Sheamus
The bell rings and McDonagh fires off kicks on Sheamus in the corner. He lands several chops on his chest, but Sheamus responds by wearing down McDonagh with a face submission hold. McDonagh escapes and delivers a chop block to Sheamus, then steps over him. Sheamus responds by landing a double clothesline on McDonagh and Balor off the apron and onto the floor.
Sheamus dumps McDonagh back in the ring, but McDonagh catches Sheamus with a Dragon Screw after Balor distracts him during the commercial break. McDonagh wears down Sheamus' leg with a submission hold, then lands an elbow on his head and fires off right hands and left hands on McDonagh's midsection. McDonagh cinches in another submission on Sheamus, but Sheamus powers up to his feet back from the break and sends McDonagh crashing into the mat.
McDonagh levels Sheamus with a moonsault on the outside and dumps him back in the ring, then connects with a 450 Splash on him off the top rope and goes for a pin. Sheamus kicks out, then sets up for The Ten Beats Of The Bodhran on McDonagh. McDonagh escapes, but Sheamus connects with a Fireman's Carry roll through on McDonagh and delivers The Ten Beats Of The Bodhran to him.
McDonagh catches Sheamus with a running kick to his face, then rolls him up. Sheamus kicks out, then delivers the Celtic Cross to McDonagh and pins him. Balor gets McDonagh's foot on the bottom rope to stop the count when the referee doesn't notice, but Balor picks up Sheamus' shillelagh. Sheamus levels Balor and sends McDonagh crashing into the announce desk, then dumps him back in the ring and ascends to the top rope. Balor hits Sheamus with the shillelagh while the referee is distracted by McDonagh, opening the door for McDonagh to deliver a Spanish Fly to Sheamus off the top rope for the win.
Winner: JD McDonagh
— Maxxine Dupri talks to Adam Pearce backstage. Dupri tells Pearce that she wants Becky Lynch but she thinks she needs to call a friend to help her get ready for Lynch and will take Lynch's Intercontinental Championship. Pearce tells Dupri to tell him when she's ready and she'll have her title shot.
— Jackie Redmond talks to Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair. Redmond asks why they accepted this impromptu match. They say it's because they're always ready. Asuka and Kairi Sane come up and Asuka says they shouldn't be champs and it should be Sane and Asuka. Flair says they'd be honored to battle The Kabuki Warriors.
— Adam Pearce talks with AJ Styles and Dragon Lee. Styles asks who their opponents will be. JD McDonagh and Finn Balor come by and ask for their tag title re-match. Styles thinks it's not a bad idea to give them their rematch. Pearce issues a rematch next week.
— Bayley and Lyra Valkyria then make their way to the ring. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss follow.
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WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
Bliss and Bayley begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Flair tags in and runs over Bayley with a clothesline, then sends her crashing into the top turnbuckle face first.
Valkyria tags in and locks up with Flair, then fires off kicks on her and sends her crashing out of the ring with an enzuigiri. She lands a dropkick on Flair through the middle rope, then tags out to Bayley. Flair sends Bayley's jaw crashing off her shoulder, then tags in Bliss during the commercial break.
Bliss connects with a dropkick on Bayley's oblique, but Bayley levels her with a strike and follows it up with a back suplex. She goes for a pin, but Bliss kicks out and Bayley fires off right hands and a boot on Bliss in the corner. Valkyria tags in back from the break, and cinches in a submission on Bliss. She transitions into a pinfall, but Bliss kicks out.
Bliss clocks Bayley on the apron and levels Valkyria with a right hand, but Bayley tags back in and double teams on Bliss with Valkyria. Valkyria then tags back in, but Bliss catches her and Bayley with a double DDT when Bayley and Valkyria look to double team on her.
Flair tags in and ascends to the top rope, then levels Bayley and Valkyria with a double crossbody. She connects with a flipping clothesline on Valkyria, then delivers a T-Bone suplex to Bayley and kips up. She steps over Bayley and Valkyria, then ascends to the top rope and lands a moonsault.
Bayley tags back in and drapes Flair across the middle rope, then lands a leg drop on her and follows it up with an elbow drop off the middle rope. She lands a Bayley-to-belly on Flair and goes for a pin, but Flair kicks out. Valkyria tags herself in and lands a leg drop on Flair off the top rope as Flair looks to land a Figure Four Leg Lock on Bayley. Bliss intercepts Valkyria with a Sister Abigail and pins her, but Bayley breaks the fall. Flair levels Bayley with a boot, but Bayley fires off right hands on Flair on the outside, but Valkyria connects with Night Wing on Bliss. She goes for a pin, but Valkyria kicks out.
Bayley fires off right hands and chops on Flair, but Flair cinches in a Figure Eight Leg Lock on Bayley. She looks to tap out, but Valkyria grabs her hand before she can to stop her. Bliss then delivers a Twisted Bliss to take out Valkyria and Bayley before her and Flair land double Natural Selections on Bayley and Valkyria for the win.
Winners and STILL WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
— After the match, Asuka and Kairi Sane blindside Flair and Bliss with an attack. Sane delivers an In-Sane Elbow to Flair, then beats down Valkyria with Asuka. Bayley slides into the ring to come to Valkyria's aid, forcing Asuka and Sane to retreat. Bayley checks on Valkyria as the show goes off the air.
