WWE Raw Results 1/6 - CM Punk Squares Off With Seth Rollins, Tribal Combat Match & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on January 6, 2025, coming to you live from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California!

As the show officially makes its debut on Netflix, CM Punk and Seth "Freakin" Rollins look to settle their differences once and for all tonight as they square off in the ring. The issues between the two men have been well documented over the course of the past several weeks, culminating during last week's edition of "Raw" when they came face-to-face in a tense verbal confrontation.

Solo Sikoa of The Bloodline will be going one-on-one with Roman Reigns in a Tribal Combat Match as the answer as to who the sole "Tribal Chief" is looks to be settled tonight. Sikoa betrayed Reigns a number of months ago to take his place as the leader of The Bloodline, which eventually led to the 2024 Men's WarGames Match in which the latter, CM Punk, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Sami Zayn defeated the former, Bronson Reed, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa. Sikoa then confronted Paul Heyman this past Friday on "SmackDown", informing him that in the event that Reigns loses tonight, he will be forced to become his "Wise Man".

Liv Morgan will be putting the Women's World Championship on the line in televised action for the first time since retaining against Damage CTRL's IYO SKY at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on December 14 as she collides with Rhea Ripley. Ripley has been looking to seek her retribution on Morgan since she dethroned her as titleholder thanks to the aid of Dominik Mysterio, and was previous unsuccessful in challenging her at WWE Bad Blood thanks to the aid of Raquel Rodriguez.

Additionally, Drew McIntyre will be going head-to-head with Jey Uso as the two look to put their issues to rest. 16 time World Champion John Cena will be making an appearance on tonight's show as he kicks off his retirement tour, and former United States Champion Logan Paul is also set to be on tonight's show.

We are live! Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home before we see a video highlighting WWE's history projected onto a curtain surrounding the ring. The curtain falls down to reveal Triple H inside the ring, who greets audiences at home to the premiere of Netflix on "Raw".

The Rock then makes his way down to the ring.

The Rock says years ago as a young kid, he used to travel the roads with his father Rocky Johnson in WWE. He says you could either buy a ticket to see the show or watch it on cable, but now "Raw" is on Netflix. He says he's finally come to Los Angeles, then acknowledges both Ted Sarandos, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns, extending his gratitude to all of them. He notes that he'll be watching the upcoming Tribal Combat closely, then asks fans if they smell what The Rock is cooking.

Solo Sikoa then makes his way out to the ring. Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Reigns dumps Sikoa out of the ring and follows him out there, but Sikoa sends Reigns' face bouncing off the announce desk and dumps him back inside the ring. Sikoa levels Reigns with a clothesline, but Reigns responds with one of his own and fires more of them off on him in the corner. Reigns sends Sikoa crashing back out of the ring, but the action spills back out of the ring and Sikoa sends Reigns crashing over the announce desk, then tosses the ring steps into Reigns' face.

Back from the break, Sikoa hits Reigns with a chair and cracks it across his spine. He places the chair around his neck and sets up for a Hip Attack, but Reigns moves out of the way before he can connect with the move and hits Sikoa in his midsection with the chair. He then repeatedly cracks the chair across Sikoa's spine and sends him crashing into it twice face first. He looks to use another chair to hit Sikoa with as he lays on top of the first one, but Sikoa counters with Spinning Solo on top of the first chair and goes for a pin. Reigns kicks out.

Sikoa looks to grab a table from under the ring, but Reigns levels him before he can set it up. He slides it inside the ring and sets it up, then looks to drag Sikoa into the ring. Sikoa clocks Reigns with a kendo stick, then repeatedly hits him with it and uses it to jam into Reigns' mouth in the corner. Reigns responds by powerbombing Sikoa through the table, then goes for a pin.

Tama Tonga pulls the referee out of the ring to stop his count, and Jacob Fatu blindsides Reigns. He superkicks him, then sends him crashing into the mat with an elevated DDT and follows it up with a moonsault off the top rope. Sikoa then lands a Samoan Spike on Reigns and goes for a pin, but Reigns kicks out once again.

The Bloodline looks to continue beating down Reigns, but Sami Zayn's music hits and he runs down to the ring with Jimmy Uso. The pair take out Fatu and Tama, and Zayn lands a Helluva Kick on Sikoa. Reigns then follows it up with a spear and pins Sikoa, but the referee is nowhere to be found. A second one runs down to the ring and begins a count, but Sikoa kicks out before he can complete it.

Zayn and Jimmy fly over the top rope to level Fatu and Tama, then brawl with them to the back. Kevin Owens appears out of nowhere and lands a Stunner on Reigns. Sikoa pins Reigns, but Reigns kicks out. Owens rains down right hands on Reigns, then looks to land a piledriver on him. Cody Rhodes runs down to the ring and begins brawling with Owens, then catches him with a Cody Cutter and brawls with him through the crowd. Reigns then connects with a spear on Sikoa for the win. 

Winner: Roman Reigns

After the match, Heyman kneels to Reigns and holds the Ula Fala out to him. The Rock emerges at ringside, capturing the attention of Heyman and Reigns. He asks Heyman to hand him the Ula Fala, and he does. The Rock places the Ula Fala around Reigns' neck and the two stare each other down. They then embrace one another, and Reigns holds up The One symbol.

John Cena then makes his way down to the ring.

Cena says there's something different about being in the ring tonight with the large turnout of the crowd, and says the electricity of the live LA crowd is felt all over the world. He says he couldn't thank of a better place to start the Farewell Tour and recalls spending the early days of his career in LA, then says he can't just walk into the main event and addresses the upcoming Men's Royal Rumble match. He says there is no maybe next year, then says while winning the Rumble sounds impossible, nothing is impossible. He then thanks fans and expresses his confidence in winning the Rumble.

We then head over to a short video from Logan Paul before we see him in the audience. 

Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and Dominik Mysterio then all make their way out to the ring. Rhea Ripley follows.

The bell rings and the two begin brawling with each other. Ripley sends Morgan crashing out of the ring, but Ripley flies off the apron with a senton to level Rodriguez. Morgan responds with a hurricanrana off the apron to Ripley, then sends her crashing into the barricade and uses the ropes to continue wearing her down.

Rodriguez takes a cheap shot at Ripley before Morgan sends Ripley crashing into the mat. Ripley sends Morgan crashing into one of the turnbuckles, then sends her face crashing into the mat as she flies off the ropes. Morgan steps over Ripley, then repeatedly slaps Ripley. Ripley runs over her with a pair of clotheslines and a boot to her midsection, then sends her crashing into the mat face first and follows it up with a Full Nelson suplex. Ripley sets up for Riptide on Morgan, but Morgan escapes and connects with a Tornado DDT.

Ripley lands Riptide on Morgan and goes for a pin, but Morgan kicks out. Dominik slides Morgan her Women's World Championship, but the referee sees it and disposes of it. As she does so, Rodriguez slides a chair into the ring and Morgan uses it to land Oblivion on Ripley. Morgan goes for a pin, but Ripley kicks out.

Morgan delivers The Three Amigos to Ripley, then follows it up with a Frog Splash and goes for a pin. Ripley kicks out, then sends her crashing into the mat and follows it up with a pair of Riptides for the win.

Winner (and new): Rhea Ripley

After the match, Dominik gets inside the ring and looks to hug Ripley. Ripley delivers a low blow to him and follows it up with Riptide. 

As Ripley celebrates her win on the entrance ramp, The Undertaker (in his "American Badass" attire) appears on his motorcycle and takes a lap around the ring before she celebrates with Ripley.

We then head over to Jackie Redmond chatting with The Miz. Karrion Kross and Scarlett approach Miz, where Kross makes it clear to Miz that he expects them and The Authors of Pain to take care of The Wyatt Sicks. While Miz tells Kross that he's out, Kross talks him back into joining them again.

Jey Uso then makes his way down to the ring. Drew McIntyre follows.

Jey flies out of the ring to level McIntyre, then looks to land a second tope suicida on him. McIntyre intercepts him and connects with a chop. The pair get back inside the ring, and the bell sounds. Jey rocks McIntyre with an enzuigiri, but McIntyre fires off strikes on Jey. Jey connects with a Hip Attack on McIntyre, but McIntyre sets up for a Claymore Kick. Jey sees McIntyre coming and pins him, but McIntyre kicks out.

McIntyre lands a spinebuster on Jey, then follows it up with a powerbomb. McIntyre and Jey fire off right hands on one another, but Jey catches McIntyre with a spear and goes for a pin. McIntyre kicks out, but Jey counters into a roundhouse kick and follows it up with a pair of superkicks. McIntyre then catches Jey with a Claymore Kick and pins Jey, but Jey kicks out. McIntyre rains down right hands on Jey, then sets up for a Claymore Kick. Jey counters into a roll up on McIntyre for the win.

Winner: Jey Uso

Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart then appear on the entrance ramp, with Hogan thanking the fans, promoting his beer, and expressing his excitement for the Netflix premiere of "Raw".

Seth "Freakin" Rollins then makes his way out to the ring. CM Punk follows.

The bell rings and Punk fires off right hands on Rollins. The action quickly spills out of the ring, and Rollins clears the announce desk. Punk flies off one of the barricades with a crossbody to level Rollins, and the two brawl in the crowd. They exchange strikes with one another, but Rollins looks to fly off the barricade in the ringside area. Punk intercepts him with a right hand to his midsection, then dumps him back inside the ring.

Rollins looks to land the Curb Stomp on Punk, but Punk avoids it and sets up for the GTS. Rollins escapes and rains down right hands on the back of Punk's head, but Punk runs over Rollins with a boot and sends him bouncing off the top rope midsection first. Punk then sends Rollins crashing into the mat.

Punk fires off strikes on Rollins, but Rollins lands a right hand on Punk's head. Punk stomps on Rollins' thigh, then delivers a step-up knee to him in the corner and whips him into the opposite one. He runs Rollins over with a pair of clotheslines, then follows it up with a twisting neckbreaker.

Rollins catches Punk with a GTS that sends Punk crashing out of the ring, but Punk returns inside and looks to land a GTS on Rollins. Rollins escapes and lands a second GTS on Punk, then goes for a pin but Punk kicks out. The action spills back out of the ring, and Rollins delivers a Pedigree to Punk on top of the announce desk. He lands a second one on him back inside the ring and goes for a pin, but Punk kicks out.

Punk and Rollins exchange right hands with one another, then teeter on the ropes. Punk slaps Rollins to send him crashing onto the mat, but Rollins joins Punk on the ropes and delivers a superplex to him. He looks to land another suplex, but Punk counters into a GTS and lands a second one on Rollins for the win.

Winner: CM Punk