WWE Raw Results 1/20 - Drew McIntyre Takes On Seth Rollins, Bayley Squares Off With Nia Jax & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on January 20, 2025, coming to you live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas!

Drew McIntyre will be going one-on-one with Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the first time since Night Two of WrestleMania 40 when the former dethroned the latter as World Heavyweight Champion. The two men along with CM Punk came face-to-face with one another in a tense verbal confrontation as they all declared their intentions to win the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble.

After "Raw" General Manager Adam Pearce announced that she has been signed as the newest member of the brand due to the transfer portal, Bayley will be competing in her first televised match on Monday nights as she goes head-to-head with longtime rival Nia Jax. Bayley and Jax have had their fair share of issues with one another over on "SmackDown" due in large part to the fact that Jax had dethroned Bayley as WWE Women's Champion at WWE SummerSlam 2024.

Lyra Valkyria became the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion last week when she defeated Dakota Kai in the finals of the Women's Intercontinental Championship Tournament. Tonight, she will be appearing for the first time since with something on her mind to share. Speaking of Kai, she will be joining forces with her Damage CTRL stablemate IYO SKY as they square off with two members of Pure Fusion Collective.

As the WWE Universe continues to voice their disdain for them after they had some choice words for their former stablemate Big E. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of New Day will be in tag team action tonight against opponents who have yet to be named. Elsewhere, after a successful WWE debut in which he emerged victorious over Chad Gable, Penta will be returning to action tonight against another opponent who has yet to be announced.

Additionally, Jey Uso will be making an appearance on tonight's show before he challenges GUNTHER for the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event this coming Saturday. WWE Hall of Famer JBL will also be making his return to WWE programming, as will Sami Zayn after his win against The Miz last week.

We are live! We see Nia Jax attack Rhea Ripley as she's walking around backstage earlier today.

Michael Cole and Wade Barrett then greet audiences at home as Jey Uso makes his way down to the ring.

Jey says he is now in Dallas, then addresses his World Heavyweight Championship match against GUNTHER at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.

GUNTHER's music hits and he makes his way out. He assumes that Jey was about to state that he'll dethrone him as World Heavyweight Champion, and Jey confirms such. GUNTHER calls Jey "a funny little man", then says he was excited to face Jey until he saw him acting like a complete dork. He says Jey never follows up with his word, and he's a useful idiot with how much he helps Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn. He says while Jey's words and actions don't align, his do and tells Jey that he will prove on Saturday why he shouldn't be anywhere near the World Heavyweight Championship.

Jey admits that GUNTHER is right, but says that the fans have his back and they'll be with him when he dethrones GUNTHER for the World Heavyweight Championship. He says while he respects GUNTHER, GUNTHER will put some respect on his name because only one of them standing in the ring has main evented WrestleMania.

GUNTHER goes after Jey and fires off a right hand on him. Jey rains down right hands on GUNTHER, but Jey returns the favor and connects with a superkick on GUNTHER. GUNTHER considers getting back inside the ring, but opts not to and instead stares down Jey as Jey puts his signature sunglasses back on.

We then head backstage and see New Day run into JBL, where Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods encourage JBL to get fans on their side of things and offer him money to do so. 

Rey Mysterio then makes his way down to the ring. New Day follows, and JBL joins the announce desk.

The bell rings and Kingston sends Rey crashing into the mat face first. Kingston runs over Rey with a shoulder tackle, but Rey responds with a hurricanrana. Kingston fires off stomps on Rey in the corner, then follows it up with an enzuigiri from the apron. Rey responds with an enzuigiri of his own, but Kingston powerbombs Rey onto the floor on the outside and fires off stomps on Rey's groin on the outside. He sends Rey crashing into the ring apron and looks to send him crashing onto the floor, but Rey counters into a hurricanrana that sends Kingston crashing into the ring steps.

Rey sends Kingston's head repeatedly bouncing off the ring steps, then dumps Kingston back in the ring and looks to follow him inside. Woods grabs his ankle to prevent him from doing so, opening the door for Kingston to rain down right hands on Rey and ascend to the top rope. He flies off it to land a knee on Rey.

Rey sends Kingston crashing into the mat face first, and the two teeter on the ropes before Rey lands a dropkick on Kingston and goes for a pin. Kingston kicks out, then lands a splash off the ropes. Rey sends Kingston crashing into the roeps with a hurricanrana and dials it up for a 619, but Woods trips him as he runs the ropes.

The referee catches him, but Rey clocks him and sends him crashing onto the floor from the apron. Kingston looks to take advantage and clocks Rey from behind, but Rey dials it up for a 619 and looks to land a splash from the apron. Kingston gets his knees up and pins Rey, but Rey kicks out and pins Kingston for the win.

Winner: Rey Mysterio

Woods clocks Rey from behind after the match and beats him down with Kingston. Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro then run down to the ring, forcing New Day to retreat through the crowd. Kingston and Woods then reemerge at ringside and send Wilde crashing into the ring post until Del Toro comes to his aid.

Sami Zayn then makes his way out to the ring.

Zayn says he spoke with Adam Pearce and he's officially entered into the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble match. He says Seth "Freakin" Rollins' words about thinking about himself rather than other people last week really got him thinking, and thought about all the people who want to be wrestlers, those who actually make it to WWE, and the select group of main eventers including himself. He says everyone else in that group is already in the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble, and the only difference between him and them is that they have a World Championship to their name while he doesn't. Zayn says he's had a great life and career, and while he doesn't need a World Championship thanks to the support of fans, he still wants it.

Kevin Owens' music hits and he saunters down to the ring with his Winged Eagle Championship in hand. Zayn says he knew it was a matter of time before he and Owens came face-to-face. Owens says he was upset when Zayn teamed with Roman Reigns at WWE Survivor Series: WarGames, but that situation was different from Cody Rhodes teaming with Reigns due to Zayn and Reigns' extensive history.

Owens says Zayn is his brother, and he's in the ring tonight to tell Zayn that he can win the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble because he deserves it. He says Zayn will win and fight for a World Championship at WrestleMania, and while they've main evented WrestleMania together in tag team action, they haven't done so one-on-one to fight over his Winged Eagle Championship when he defeats Cody Rhodes at WWE Royal Rumble. He tells Zayn that he has his back and says he knows Zayn has his.

Bayley then makes her way down to the ring. Nia Jax follows, and we see Roxanne Perez in the crowd to watch the following match.

The bell rings and Bayley rains down right hands on Jax. Jax gets Bayley up on her shoulders, but Bayley sends Jax crashing into the mat. Jax returns the favor, then jams her boot into Bayley's chest in the corner and ascends up the middle rope. Bayley trips Jax, then delivers a boot to her and follows it up with a tope suicida on the outside. She gets into Perez's face and Perez looks to land an open palm strike on Bayley, but Bayley intercepts it and clocks Perez. Security then drags Perez away from ringside.

Jax dumps Bayley back into the ring, then connects with a Hip Attack on her in the corner and levels Bayley with a back elbow. Bayley catches Jax with a pair of kicks, but Jax delivers a bodyslam to Bayley and stomps on her fingers. Jax looks to land a leg drop on Bayley, but Bayley rolls out of the way and connects with a back elbow on Jax. She follows it up with an elbow drop and goes for a pin, but Jax kicks out.

Jax begins targeting Bayley's arm and looks to land a leg drop on it on the apron, but Bayley moves out of the way and delivers a Sunset Flip to Jax into the ring post. Bayley then connects with an An-Nia-Lator on Jax, then follows it up with an elbow drop off the middle rope. Jax responds with a shoulderbreaker to Bayley, then sets up for the An-Nia-Lator. Bayley trips Jax, then lands a running knee on her.

Bayley delivers a Sunset Flip to Jax off the ropes, then follows it up with an elbow drop off the top and goes for a pin. Jax kicks out, then delivers a Samoan Drop and a senton to Bayley. She follows it up with the An-Nia-Lator for the win.

Winner: Nia Jax

After the match, Rhea Ripley's music hits and she runs down to the ring. She fires off right and left hands on Jax, then rocks her with a headbutt and fires off shoulders on her midsection in the corner. Officials then run down to the ring to break the two women apart, but they continue to brawl and Jax gets Ripley on top of the announce desk. Officials pull her away, but Ripley flies off the announce desk to level Jax and a few officials. Ripley then grabs a mic and demands a match against Jax at Saturday Night's Main Event.

We then head over to a video from Lyra Valkyria reflecting on becoming the first ever Intercontinental Champion last week. 

We then head over to another video from WWE honoring MLK Day. 

Back at ringside, Pete Dunne makes his way out. Penta follows.

The bell rings and Penta and Dunne exchange right hands with one another. Dunne blindsides Penta from behind with a right hand, then snaps Penta's fingers. Penta whips Dunne into the corner, then hits an enzuigiri on him. Dunne responds with an enzuigiri of his own, then looks to land a moonsault out of the corner. Penta catches him with a boot to his midsection, then looks to fly out of the ring to level Dunne on the outside. Dunne catches Penta with a right hand and sends him crashing onto the apron spine first.

Dunne delivers a pair of double knees to Penta's arm, then fires off stomps on him and delivers another pair of double knees to Penta's arm. He stomps on Penta's fingers, then slaps him and lands a pair of sliding forearms on him. Penta delivers a boot to Dunne's midsection, then follows it up with a delayed Bronco Buster and sends Dunne crashing into the mat off his shoulders.

Dunne charges at Penta, but Penta catches him with a superkick and follows it up with a Mexican Destroyer. He flies over the top rope to level Dunne on the outside, but Dunne sends Penta crashing into the mat back inside the ring. Dunne and Penta exchange strikes with one another, but Dunne snaps Penta's fingers and locks in a Triangle on him. Penta escapes and connects with a backbreaker on Dunne, then sends his arm bouncing off the mat and follows it up with a Penta Driver for the win.

Winner: Penta

We then head over and see CM Punk chat with Jackie Redmond in the live crowd about the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble. 

Pure Fusion Collective then make their way out to the ring. Damage CTRL follows

Kai and Baszler begin the action. The bell rings and the two go back and forth. Stark tags herself in, then delivers a dropkick to Kai off the top rope. Stark wears down Kai with a submission, then tags Baszler back in. Baszler lands a backbreaker on Kai, and Stark follows it up with a sliding clothesline.

Baszler targets Kai's knee and wears it down, but Kai escapes. SKY and Stark tag in, and SKY levels Stark with a dropkick, then levels her and connects with a German suplex on an interfering Baszler. SKY levels Baszler with a tope suicida, then ascends to the top rope and lands a missile dropkick on her.

Deville distracts SKY, but Kai pulls her off the apron. Baszler levels Kai with a clothesline on the outside, opening the door for Stark to land a kick on SKY and send her crashing into the mat. Baszler then tag back in, and Kai brawls with Stark on the outside before Baszler takes her down. She looks to cinch in a Kirifuda Clutch on SKY, but SKY responds with an Over The Moonsault for the win.

Winners: Damage CTRL

Seth "Freakin" Rollins then makes his way down to the ring. Drew McIntyre follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. McIntyre runs over Rollins with a shoulder tackle, but Rollins looks to respond with one of his own. McIntyre stays standing and delivers a second shoulder tackle to Rollins, then lands a chop on him. Rollins responds with a Sling Blade to McIntyre, then clotheslines him out of the ring and hits a dropkick through the rope. He follows it up with a tope suicida and looks to land a second one, but McIntyre sends Rollins crashing over the announce desk with a Belly-to-Belly Throw.

McIntyre sends Rollins' face bouncing off the announce desk, then sends it bouncing off the ring steps and dumps him back inside the ring. He follows it up with a suplex to Rollins and wears him down with a submission hold, but Rollins sends McIntyre crashing into three of the ring posts and sends his arm bouncing off one of them.

Rollins lands a knee on McIntyre off the top rope, then connects with a jumping knee and flies over the top rope from the apron. Rollins lands a superplex on McIntyre, but McIntyre rolls through and responds with a Falcon Arrow to Rollins. He then goes for a pin, but Rollins kicks out.

McIntyre kips up, then sets up for the Claymore Kick. Rollins avoids it and looks to level McIntyre, but McIntyre sees him coming and lands an Alabama Slam. Rollins delivers a hurricanrana and a Falcon Arrow to McIntyre, then goes for a pin but McIntyre kicks out. McIntyre then looks to land a Future Shock DDT on Rollins, but Rollins avoids it. McIntyre then levels Rollins with a clothesline, but Rollins fires off right hands on McIntyre's arm and cinches in a crossface on him.

McIntyre crawls over to the bottom rope to break the hold, then connects with a Future Shock DDT on Rollins and pins him. Rollins kicks out, then rolls up McIntyre for the win.

Winner: Seth "Freakin" Rollins

After the match, a livid McIntyre continues beating down Rollins and drags him next to one of the ring posts hanging off the apron. Sami Zayn's music hits and he takes out McIntyre, then checks on Rollins. McIntyre makes it up to his feet and levels Zayn, then gets in Rollins' face. Zayn looks to land a Helluva Kick on McIntyre in the corner, but McIntyre moves out of the way and accidentally hits Rollins. Zayn looks at Rollins in shock at what he just did and tries explaining himself to him as McIntyre retreats up the ramp and the show goes off the air.