WWE Raw Results 3/25 - CM Punk Returns, Sami Zayn Vs. Bronson Reed And More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on March 25, 2024, coming to you live from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois!

With WrestleMania 40 quickly approaching on April 6 and 7, CM Punk will be returning to "Raw" in his hometown with something on his mind to share. This will be Punk's first in-person appearance since January 29, during which he disclosed that he would be unable to compete in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the result of torn triceps.

Last week, Sami Zayn signed a contract to make his WrestleMania match for the Intercontinental Championship against titleholder GUNTHER official. Tonight, he will have to temporarily refocus his sights as he squares off with Bronson Reed. Zayn emerged victorious against Reed and five other competitors in a #1 Contenders Gauntlet Match to secure his spot at "The Grandest Stage Of Them All".

Over the past few weeks, Candice LeRae has undergone an attitude change, showing more aggression in her matches including last week when she forced an injured Katana Chance to tap out of a hold she locked in on her during a tag team match. Tonight, she will be competing in her first singles match on "Raw" since October 30, 2023 as she goes head-to-head with Ivy Nile.

Following an in-ring confrontation with Jimmy Uso last week and finding himself face-to-face with his brother again on "WWE SmackDown" this past Friday, Jey Uso will be returning to televised action tonight for the first time since the March 4 episode of "Raw" as he collides with Shinsuke Nakamura. Elsewhere, JD McDonagh looks to seek retribution against Ricochet tonight for defeating his Judgment Day teammate Dominik Mysterio last week while Andrade El Idolo goes one-on-one with Giovanni Vinci.

Additionally, Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley, her WrestleMania opponent Becky Lynch, WrestleMania teammates World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Cody Rhodes, and the aforementioned GUNTHER are all advertised to be in town tonight per WWE's event page.

We are live! Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of the explosive in-ring confrontation between Cody Rhodes and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns on "SmackDown" this past Friday.

Cody Rhodes then makes his way down to the ring.

Rhodes asks Chicago what they want to talk about, then says he could say nothing now that the time for talk is over with WrestleMania two weeks away. He addresses Roman Reigns, and says he's had a lot to say over the past week. He says Reigns referred to him as a politician on "The Pat McAfee Show", and says Reigns' then said that he's made promises he can't keep. He says Chicago should know more than any other city that he always keeps his promises, then cites him promising to be the Best Man of a fan and attending a five year old boy's birthday party as examples. He says he never asks for anything in return for doing good deeds for the fans, and says he dresses, acts, and speaks the way he does for one reason: he pretends to be the champion because the champion isn't always there.

Rhodes tells Reigns flat out that he hates his guts, and says it's fine with him if Reigns hates him too. He says it's his fault that Reigns won't be facing The Rock at WrestleMania, and it's also his fault for winning the Royal Rumble two years in a row. He says he's learned from pointing at the WrestleMania sign that he can't do it alone, then says although he doesn't ask fans for anything, he needs them to do something. He asks the crowd if they'll ride with him and fight with him at WrestleMania.

The Rock's music hits, and he makes his way down to the ring. He and Rhodes stare down one another before The Rock whispers something to Rhodes. He then leaves the ring and heads to the back.

Back from the break, we see Jackie Redmond catch up with The Rock backstage. Redmond asks The Rock what he said to Rhodes, and he tells her to ask Rhodes herself.

We then head over to Judgment Day's lounge, and see the group strategize about McDonagh's upcoming match against Ricochet. Priest shares that he has a plan to turn the odds in Judgment Day's favor at WrestleMania, and Ripley makes it clear that she wants McDonagh to win. Dominik Mysterio assures her that he'll help him do so.

Back at ringside, Ricochet makes his way out. McDonagh and Dominik follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. McDonagh lands an elbow, but Ricochet responds with a hurricanrana and a dropkick that sends McDonagh tumbling to the outside. He looks to fly, but Dominik Mysterio puts himself in front of McDonagh. McDonagh moves to another side of the ring, and Ricochet redirects. He then flies to level McDonagh.

Back from the break, McDonagh delivers a knee to Ricochet's midsection. Ricochet responds with a pair of back elbows, but McDonagh plants him with a chokeslam. He looks to follow it up with a standing moonsault, but Ricochet rolls out of the way and lands a springboard back elbow.

Ricochet then lands a few strikes on McDonagh, and delivers a shoulder to his midsection from the apron. He flies off the top and lands a clothesline, then follows it up with a standing Shooting Star Press and an enzuigiri. McDonagh catches Ricochet with a standing Spanish Fly and a Brainbuster, then sits him on the top rope and lands a chop. He joins him up there, but Ricochet counters into an avalanche reverse hurricanrana and the Recoil. He goes for a pin, but Dominik puts McDonagh's leg on the bottom rope to break the fall. Ricochet then looks to land a 450 Splash off the top rope, but McDonagh gets his knees up and rolls up Ricochet. Ricochet kicks out.

Back from another break, McDonagh delivers a clothesline to Ricochet and follows it up with a sit-out powerbomb. Ricochet responds with a Canadian Destroyer and ascends to the top, but Dominik Mysterio hops up on the apron and grabs Ricochet's attention. He trips Ricochet, and the referee catches him. The referee then ejects Dominik from ringside. This opens the door for Ricochet to deliver a Shooting Star Press to McDonagh for the win.

Winner: Ricochet

Back from the break, CM Punk makes his way down to the ring.

Punk says he has a lot to say and a lot of business to get to, but it feels good to be in Chicago. He says everyone has been asking if he'll be at WrestleMania, and he will be. He says he's still not medically cleared, then ponders possibilities of what he could do at the event. He says a lot of people need to talk about him, then addresses Pat McAfee's interview with Roman Reigns. He then addresses Reigns and says he has a feeling they'll see each other down the line before he brings up Seth "Freakin" Rollins and takes a few jabs at him. Punk calls out The Rock next and says his arms were too short to box with God, then calls out Drew McIntyre.

McIntyre's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Punk says he may not be medically cleared, but he's not looking to have a match. McIntyre says he would love to beat Punk now, but reminds Punk what happened the last time they were in the ring and tells him he prayed for this. He looks on the back of the shirt he's wearing to point out the first thing on the checklist on the back is "injure CM Punk". He says Punk may be straight edge, but he spends a lot of time in rehab. McIntyre then says he doesn't hate Punk because he completes him, and says that he's his muse. He invites Punk to have a front row seat during his World Heavyweight Championship match against Rollins at WrestleMania, then calls himself "The Chosen One".Punk questions who anointed McIntyre "The Chosen One", and McIntyre ups the ante. He invites McIntyre to be guest commentator during his WrestleMania match.

Rollins' music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He welcomes fans to Monday Night Rollins and says now that it's been established who's show it is, has been, and will be, then says if Punk and McIntyre had a brain cell between them, they would know that they don't get to make decisions about the World Heavyweight Championship match if they aren't in it. He says they may as well poll Chicago since they didn't ask for his opinion, and asks them if they want Punk to be a guest commentator at WrestleMania. Chicago cheers before Rollins tells Punk that he doesn't think anything of him. He says Punk hasn't crossed his mind since the last time they were in the ring together, then says it makes no difference if he's a guest commentator or guest referee. He says Punk says everyone needs him, but Punk needs him to have a WrestleMania moment. He says the irony of Punk narrating his finest hour is not lost on him, then tells him to do whatever at WrestleMania. He warns him to stay out of his way.

Punk officially declares himself as a guest commentator at WrestleMania, and says he'll do something that neither McIntyre or Rollins can do: make them interesting. Punk calls for his music to be hit and looks to head to the back.

McIntyre calls for Punk's music to be turned off, and berates Punk as he walks up the ramp, including telling Punk that he's his number one fan. Rollins then blindsides McIntyre with a kick and a Curb Stomp, then brushes past Punk on the ramp on his way to the back.

Back from the break, Candice LeRae and Ivy Nile are waiting in the ring.

The bell rings and Nile delivers a shoulder tackle to LeRae. She follows it up with a single leg dropkick and a delayed vertical suplex, but LeRae sends Nile crashing out of the ring. Nile gets back in the ring, and LeRae fires off right and left hands on her. She sends her crashing back out of the ring, then clocks Dupri after she hops up on the ring. LeRae then feigns an injury in the corner and rolls up Nile with her feet on the ropes as an unimpressed Hartwell watches on.

Winner: Candice LeRae

Back from the break, #DIY make their way down to the ring as Awesome Truth joins commentary. New Day is already waiting in the ring.

Ciampa and Kingston begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Ciampa executes a Monkey Flip and a dropkick, then tags in Gargano. #DIY double team on Kingston, but Kingston responds with a leg drop on Gargano. He then delivers the Unicorn Stampede on Gargano in the corner, then tags in Woods. Woods does the same, and the two continue delivering the move to Gargano. New Day then delivers a double dropkick on #DIY in the corner.

Back from the break, Ciampa lands clotheslines on Woods and Kingston in adjacent corners. He then levels them both with a double clothesline and tags in Gargano. Gargano then levels New Day with a double tope suicidas on the outside. Judgment Day runs down to the ring and starts beating down everyone, causing the double disqualification.

Winners: N/A (outside due to interference)

After the match, Judgment Day continues beating down everyone. The Miz gets in the ring, but Priest levels him with South Of Heaven. They then drag Truth in the ring and Priest delivers Razor's Edge. Balor follows it up with a Coup De Grace on him.

We then head backstage to Jackie Remond and Cody Rhodes. Redmond asks Rhodes what The Rock said to him earlier tonight. Rhodes says he'd rather not say, but it's a promise he can't keep.

Back from the break, we see GUNTHER chat with Cathy Kelley about Sami Zayn.

Back at ringside, Andrade El Idolo makes his way out. Giovanni Vinci is already waiting inside.

The bell rings and Vinci lands a right hand on Andrade's spine. He tosses him into the ropes, but Andrade catches himself and poses. Vinci ascends to the top, but Andrade catches him with a dropkick and a moonsault off the top rope. He then delivers a second one and a suplex.

Back from the break, Andrade delivers a pair of Dragon Screws to Vinci. He kips up and delivers a pair of running double knees in the corner, then plants him with a twisting neckbreaker for the win.

Winner: Andrade El Idolo

Back from the break, Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio make their way down to the ring.

Ripley says she feels like she's not getting enough attention, and says a certain someone isn't giving her such. She says Becky Lynch continues fighting week in and week out, and says she hasn't interfering in any of her matches because she's respectful. She says she's now getting impatient, and Lynch should be giving her full attention to her.

Lynch's music hits and she makes her way down to the ring. She says "The Man" has come around to Chicago, then says she doesn't have to wait until Ripley has wrestled a twenty minute match before confronting her like Ripley has done to her. She says she could never do that since Ripley never wrestles on "Raw" anymore, and Ripley asks Lynch why she would want to compete before the biggest match of her career. She says she doesn't need to get in the ring to compete every week, and all she has to do is post a photo. She says she doesn't need to prove herself.

Lynch says the problem between Ripley and her is that they have two different interpretations of what a champion is. She says the long game in professional wrestling is skill and merit, then says it's all about how you come back when the chips are down. She tells Ripley that while she has yet to experience that, she'll give her a new experience at WrestleMania.

Ripley says Lynch reminds her of a cockroach in that she's hard to kill but not impossible. She says she won't take it that far at WrestleMania because she wants Lynch alive to sit on the couch with her daughter to watch her. She then says Lynch's daughter will be calling her Mami.

Lynch warns Ripley against invoking her daughter's name, and says while Ripley may think what she said is a joke, it's not one to her. She says her father would be most proud of watching her become a mother, and says there is nothing respectful about Ripley. She tells Ripley neither of them will be the same again at WrestleMania.

Ripley and Lynch get in one another's faces before Dominik inserts himself between them. Lynch clocks Dominik and begins brawling with Ripley. Ripley lands a kick on her and sends her crashing into the ring post shoulder first, then checks on Dominik. The two then continue brawling up the ramp before Dominik and officials separate them.

Bronson Reed then makes his way down to the ring. Sami Zayn follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Reed delivers a shoulder tackle to Zayn, but Zayn responds with a back elbow and dumps Reed out of the ring. He then goes flying over the top rope to level Reed on the outside, then gets Reed back in the ring and looks to fly off the top. Reed moves out of the way before he lands a chop that sends Zayn crashing to the outside. He then delivers a shoulder tackle to Zayn off the apron.

Back from the break, Reed delivers an elbow drop to Zayn. Zayn responds with a kick to Reed's face, then fires off several chops. Reed lands a chop of his own, but Zayn responds with a clothesline to him as GUNTHER appears at the top of the ramp to watch the action. Reed looks to take advantage, but Zayn sees him coming. Reed manages to land a headbutt and a splash in the corner, but Zayn rolls him up.

Reed kicks out and Zayn looks to plant him, but Reed counters into a crossbody. Reed then delivers a twisting neckbreaker, but Zayn manages to land a Tornado DDT on him out of the corner. He looks to land a Helluva Kick, but he becomes distracted by GUNTHER. He charges at Reed, but Reed catches him with a clothesline and a senton. He ascends to the top and connects with the Tsunami for the win.

Winner: Bronson Reed

We then head backstage and see Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa confront Jey Uso.

Back from the break, we see a frustrated Zayn vent to Chad Gable about letting GUNTHER get in his head. Gable tells Zayn that GUNTHER plants seeds of doubt, and says Zayn's one of the best that he's ever been in the ring with. He says he can't let GUNTHER get in his head, then says he needs a different approach. He says they can talk if he wants to take a different approach.

We then head over to Jey Uso and Seth "Freakin" Rollins in Gorilla position. Rollins tells Jey something doesn't feel right, then tells him that he and Rhodes have his back and wishes him luck in his upcoming match. Jey then makes his way down to the ring, and Shinsuke Nakamura follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Jey looks to fly out of the ring to level Nakamura, but Nakamura levels him with a kick. He drapes Jey across the top rope and delivers a pair of knees to his midsection that sends Jey crashing out of the ring.

Back from the break, Jey fires off a series of open palm strikes on Nakamura and lands a kick on his midsection. He then connects with an enzuigiri and looks to land a Hip Attack in the corner, but Nakamura moves out of the way and delivers a German suplex using the middle rope. He ascends to the middle rope and looks to fly, but Jey moves out of the way and delivers a superkick. Nakamura delivers a knee to the back of Jey's neck as Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa emerge from the crowd. Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins run down to even the score, but Drew McIntyre appears to send Rollins crashing into the ring post. He then connects with a Futureshock DDT on him.

Back in the ring, Nakamura locks in a Sleeper on Jey. He looks to plant him, but Jey avoids it. He follows it up with a superkick and a Spear for the win.

Winner: Jey Uso

We head backstage and see Rhodes continuing to brawl with Jimmy. He sends Jimmy out of the arena, but Sikoa goes after him. Rhodes begins beating Sikoa down, but The Rock blindsides him and sends his head into a trash can. He then sends the trash can bouncing off Rhodes before he sends Rhodes crashing into a road case. He dumps out a box of tools on Rhodes, then sends him crashing into a barricade and sends a second trash can bouncing off him.

The Rock sends Rhodes out of the arena and follows him out there as he berates the Chicago crowd. He brawls with Rhodes between production trucks in the pouring rain, then tells Chicago, fans at home, and Rhodes' mom to look at what he's done to their hero. He begins targeting Rhodes' leg, then sends Rhodes crashing into a production truck. The Rock continues to run his mouth as Rhodes begins bleeding, and The Rock sends Rhodes' head bouncing off a production truck. He slaps him, then shows off his weight belt inscribes with "Mama Rhodes". He says he's a man of his word, then wipes some of the blood off Rhodes' head and wipes it onto the belt. He sends Rhodes crashing into a production truck once again, then tells Rhodes' mother to look at her son as the show goes off the air.