WWE RAW Live Coverage - April 28th, 2025

[Kemo]

Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman will address their actions

After a paradigm-shifting Raw after WrestleMania, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman will address the WWE Universe.

– We are live! Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of the closing moments of last week's edition of "Raw".

– Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman, and Bron Breakker then all make their way out to the ring.

Rollins welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins and introduces himself, then brags about being the winner of the main event of Night One of WrestleMania 41. He says he knows it's a little difficult for fans who want to chant for CM Punk, then says what fans are looking at in the ring right now is the future of the professional wrestling business which all runs through himself, Heyman, and Breakker.

Sami Zayn's music hits, and he makes his way out. Rollins welcomes Zayn back and asks him if he caught WrestleMania 41, and Zayn says he did. He says he's been friends with Rollins for a long time, then says as Rollins' friend, he feels the need to tell him that what he has going on with Heyman and Breakker is a load of crap. Rollins asks Zayn what he means, and Zayn says the one thing Roman Reigns and Punk have in common is Heyman. He questions how Rollins can be different now that he has Heyman in his corner, and calls Rollins out for being hypocritical when he tries to defend himself.

Rollins says himself, Breakker, and Heyman are the vision for the future, and if you aren't with them, then you're against them. He says himself, Breakker, Heyman, and Zayn can come to an agreement and move Zayn off "Raw" if he wants. He says it's not a threat to Zayn, but rather an offer or favor. He tells Zayn to think about it.

– Rhea Ripley then makes her way down to the ring. Roxanne Perez follows.

Roxanne Perez vs. Rhea Ripley

The bell rings and the two lock up. Perez looks to land a tope suicida through the bottom rope on Ripley on the outside, but Ripley catches Perez and sends her crashing into the barricade. Perez sends Ripley's leg bouncing off the ring post repeatedly, then looks to follow it up with a Russian Leg Sweep. Ripley blocks it and runs Perez over with a clothesline, then follows it up with a vertical suplex and a dropkick that sends her crashing out of the ring.

Perez uses the bottom turnbuckle to wrench back on Ripley's leg, then continues wearing it down and lands a shotgun dropkick on her in the corner. Perez cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock on Ripley, but Ripley escapes and connects with a Razor's Edge on Perez. She follows it up with a dropkick as Giulia makes her way down to ringside.

Perez pins Ripley, but Ripley kicks out and becomes distracted by Giulia on the outside. Perez looks to roll up Ripley, but Ripley blocks it and sets up for Rip Tide. Giulia lands a chop block on Ripley causing the disqualification.

Winner: Rhea Ripley (via disqualification)

– After the match Perez and Giulia beat on Ripley. Iyo Sky runs down and makes the save. Giulia and Perez then attack Sky and Ripley comes in to help Sky.

– Judgement Day talks backstage and Finn Balor talks to JD McDonagh and asks why he didn't tell Balor he was coming back. Liv Morgan has talked to McDonagh and they have a match against The War Raiders. Balor asked to be kept in the loop.

– Logan Paul walks backstage.

– Logan Paul comes out to the ring and insults Kansas City. He tells them they don't know what a true legend looks like - and it's definitely not Jey Uso. Paul says he's done everything there is to do in the WWE except win a world title. Jey Uso makes his way down to the ring. He tells Paul he watched Gunther beat up his twin and his fire won't ever go out. He says his title is earned not taken and if Paul wants it he can come get it. Paul tells Uso he's stupid and tells Uso that he will take Uso's title and Uso will do what he does best, crash out and screw up and lose the title. Uso superkicks Paul and we go to commercial.

– JD McDonagh, Carlito and Finn Balor are all shown walking backstage.

– Judgment Day then makes their way out to the ring. The War Raiders follow, and New Day joins the announce desk.

Finn Balor and JD McDonagh (w/ Carlito) vs. The War Raiders

McDonagh and Ivar begin the action. The bell rings and McDonagh fires off stomps on Ivar. Balor tags in and double teams on Ivar with McDonagh before McDonagh tags back in as Erik does the same on his side.

Erik levels McDonagh, then tags in Ivar. The action spills out of the ring, and Ivar looks to land a crossbody on McDonagh and Balor. McDonagh and Balor move out of the way, and McDonagh then gets Erik back inside the ring. Balor tags in and lands a stomps on Erik over the top rope from the apron. He jams his knee and foot into the back of Erik's neck, then locks in an Abdominal Stretch on him with help from McDonagh as he remains on the apron. Erik escapes with a Hip Toss to Balor, then tags in Ivar.

Ivar lands a Sidewalk Slam and a crossbody off the ropes on Balor, then levels McDonagh with a spinning back heel kick and ascends to the top rope. He looks to land a moonsault on Balor, but Balor rolls out of the way and tags in McDonagh. McDonagh keeps Ivar from tagging in Erik, then low bridges Ivar out of the ring when he charges at him and lands a springboard moonsault to level Erik and Ivar on the outside.

McDonagh dumps Ivar back in the ring and delivers a second moonsault off the top rope, then goes for a pin but Erik breaks the fall. Balor dumps Erik out of the ring, but Ivar levels Balor and McDonagh with a double back elbow off the ropes. The War Raiders then send Balor and McDonagh crashing into one another on the outside, but Ivar sends Balor crashing on top of New Day and delivers a splash to Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.

Erik clocks Carlito on the apron, but McDonagh rolls him up. Erik kicks out, and Carilto tries to pass McDonagh an object. The referee catches him as McDonagh ascends up the top rope, but Penta appears and pushes McDonagh off the top rope. This opens the door for The War Raiders to hit War Machine for the win.

Winners: The War Raiders

Sami Zayn is backstage with Otis. Paul Heyman sits down and asks Otis to give them a minute. Heyman tells Zayn that they're OG Bloodline, and Zayn tells Heyman he blew all that up at WrestleMania. Heyman tells Zayn that whether Rollins is the future or not, that's how he views himself. And same with Breakker, he sees himself as the big dog and Breakker wants a match with Zayn. Heyman says if Zayn accepts the transfer to SmackDown, Rollins will do Zayn a favour and Zayn will get an instant undisputed title shot. Heyman tells Zayn to think of his future - either live in the future or die in the past. Heyman leaves and as he walks away you see Bron Breakker standing by smiling.

– Back from the break, Becky Lynch makes her way down to the ring.

Lynch says Bayley may have been tragically taken out at WrestleMania 41, then reveals herself as Bayley attacker. She says Bayley has attacked her non-stop since 2019 and has yet to apologize, then says Bayley seems to forget what this business is. Lynch then addresses Valkyria and explains that she was enraged seeing Valkyria align with Bayley. She says she never would've won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Bayley at WrestleMania 41.

Valkyria says countless people warned her about Lynch in the back, but she didn't buy into it because of the hope she had in Lynch. She says after several Man Handle Slams, the illusion of Lynch is dead and sees Lynch for who she really is. Valkyria then slides into the ring, but Lynch retreats.

Valkyria challenges Lynch to a fight tonight, but Lynch says she fights when she wants to. Valkyria then challenges Lynch to a match at Backlash and offers to put her Women's Intercontinental Championship on the line. Lynch accepts and the two women begin to brawl, but Lynch retreats through the crowd. Valkyria heads up the ramp and to the back, but Lynch reemerges and clocks her from behind.

– Penta is backstage and Nick Aldis tells him he needs to calm down. He tells Penta he won't be fined and next week Penta takes on JD McDonagh. Chad Gable and Ivy Nile approach him and Gable makes fun of Penta losing and watching his brother, Rey Fenix, losing to El Grande Americano. Penta superkicks Gable and tells him off.

– We see Stephanie Vaquer walking backstage.

– We get a video package for Rusev.

– Ivy Nile and Chad Gable make their way out to the ring. Stephanie Vaquer follows.

Stephanie Vaquer vs. Ivy Nile (w/ Chad Gable)

The bell rings and Nile sends Vaquer crashing into the mat. Nile lands a boot on Vaquer's midsection, then runs her over with a clothesline. Vaquer sends Nile's head repeatedly bouncing off the mat, but Nile sends Vaquer crashing into the ring post on the outside and dumps her back in the ring.

Nille whips Vaquer into the corner, then whips her into the opposite one and levels Vaquer with a clothesline. She wears down Vaquer's calf and knee with a submission hold, then connects with a German suplex on her on the outside and dumps her back in the ring. Nile then delivers a kick to Vaquer in the corner, but Vaquer connects with a superplex on Nile off the top rope and goes for a pin. Nile kicks out.

Vaquer delivers a kick to Nile's midsection, then sends her crashing into the mat with a swinging uranage and goes for a pin of her own. Vaquer kicks out and Nile looks to land a running boot on her in the corner, but Vaquer moves out of the way and delivers a Dragon Screw to Nile. She follows it up with a package backbreaker for the win.

Winner: Stephanie Vaquer

– AJ Styles is backstage with Nick Aldis. As they're discussing Style's next steps -Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez come by. Morgan says she needs time off because she's filming a movie. Mysterio asks for time off too and is told no. Styles gets in Mysterio's face and then tells Aldis he thinks he has an idea for his next steps.

– Karrion Kross approaches Sami Zayn and tells him that he hopes he makes the correct decision. Kross has his hair styled like Zayn like he does with each wrestler he targets.

– We come back from commercial break and Michael Cole apologizes to Pat McAfee for getting him beaten up last week. Cole and McAfee replay the events from last week where Gunther choked out McAfee.

Pat McAfee grabs a microphone and says people have forgotten who he is. He says being choked out by GUNTHER last week made him realize who he was and where he came from in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He says he has a few things he hopes that people will remember him by, including being an empathetic man, leaving the world a better place, and being loyal. He says Michael Cole had been with him since day one, then says he had no option but to protect Cole last week from GUNTHER despite what others have to say. He then calls Nick Aldis down to the ring.

Aldis appears, and McAfee says he doesn't like that Adam Pearce suspended GUNTHER. He demands Aldis lift the suspension so he can fight GUNTHER, but Aldis says he talked to Pearce about this. He says he and Pearce agreed that they wouldn't lift the suspension on Pearce, but says McAfee can square off with GUNTHER in the ring at Backlash. McAfee accepts.

– Sami Zayn is backstage thinking about what to do. Jey Uso comes by and says he's just checking on Zayn as Zayn has a big decision to make. Uso tells Zayn to make the best decision for himself and tells him he loves him. Zayn leaves and Uso gets sucker punched by Logan Paul who tells Uso that "that's Karma, Uce."

– Seth Rollins then makes his way out to the ring.

Rollins wastes no time calling Zayn to the ring, and Zayn makes his way down. Rollins tells Zayn that they go back a long way and he doesn't want to see anything bad happen to him. He says while Zayn may not like Bron Breakker or Paul Heyman, they're still friends with one another and he expected respect from Zayn. He says the professional wrestling business tears relationships and friendships apart, then asks Zayn how many true friends he's made and says they can be counted on one hand. He says Zayn is one of those true friends for him, then says Zayn was one of the first people he called when he became a father. He asks Zayn to allow him to return the favor, then advises Zayn to accept his offer to move to "SmackDown" so that bad things don't happen to him which he does not want.

Zayn admits everything Rollins said was true outside the ring, but it's a little different when he comes to inside the ring. He says Rollins is dangling the World Championship he has yet to win in WWE right in front of him, then asks Rollins if he's ever known him to run away from anything. He says Rollins is threatening him, and while Rollins want to make him a target, he already is one. He says he can live with being a target, but he will not be blackmailed or threatened before promising to be a World Champion without owing favors to anyone and doing it the right way.

Bron Breakker's music hits, and he makes his way out along with Paul Heyman and we cut to commercial.

Bron Breakker (w/ Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman) vs. Sami Zayn

The bell rings and Breakker fires off shoulders on Zayn's midsection in the corner. He connects with a belly-to-belly throw, then rakes his eye across the top rope and delivers another belly-to-belly throw. Zayn levels Breakker with a clothesline, then dumps him out of the ring. Breakker pulls Zayn off the ring apron and sends his head repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk.

Breakker dumps Zayn back inside the ring, then fires off right hands on him and delivers a German suplex to him. Zayn responds with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb to Breakker off the middle rope, but Breakker lands a Frakensteiner on Zayn off the middle rope. Zayn connects with an Exploder on Breakker and sets up for the Helluva Kick, but Breakker intercepts Zayn with a spear and connects with a second one. Rollins berates Zayn from outside the ring, and the referee calls for medical officials at ringside to take care of Zayn. Rollins tells Breakker not to stop, and Breakker delivers a third spear on Zayn. The referee then calls off the match.

Winner: N/A (referee stoppage)

– After the match, Rollins gets in the ring and reigns in Breakker. Rollins tells Breakker that Zayn made his bed and he has to sleep in it. Rollins turns around and curb stomps Zayn. Officials check on Zayn as Rollins, Heyman and Breakker stand in the ring and we get our end credits.

[LionDen]

Well, I guess Zayn will not leave RAW. Rollins seemed very nice in that segment. It seemed weird. lol

[LionDen]

I don't know if they are going to move Guilia, Perez and Vaquer up to RAW or Smackdown or is this just becoming a NXT vs the big shows. I am guessing a tag match coming Ripley / SKY vs Guilia / Perez .. maybe at Backlash.

lol Maybe at Survivor Series they will have a NXT vs RAW / Smackdown women's match. That would be cool.

[LionDen]

I wonder if they ever will give Logan Paul a major title.

[LionDen]

HaHa .... Go Penta. I like Penta.

[Kemo]

[LionDen]

Two Irish lasses going at it at Backlash. I can not wait for that one. lol

I know many Irish lasses and ummmm they don't mess about. lol