WWE Raw Results 2/17 - Sami Zayn, Naomi & Bianca Belair Appear, Women's IC Title #1 Contenders Match

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on February 17, 2025, coming to you live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina!

Lyra Valkyria's first challenger for the Women's Intercontinental Championship will be determined tonight, as Ivy Nile will be taking on Dakota Kai in a Number One Contenders Match. While Nile has made it clear that she wants a title shot over the course of the past couple of weeks, Valkyria previously defeated Kai in the finals of the tournament to crown the inaugural titleholder.

Sami Zayn will be making an appearance on tonight's show as tensions between him and longtime friend/rival Kevin Owens in light of the latter hitting the former with a piledriver during an attack he had launched on him a few weeks ago. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Naomi and Bianca Belair also have something on their minds to share after "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis showed them surveillance footage of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez walking away from outside the area as Jade Cargill was being loaded into an ambulance moments she had been taken out by a mystery assailant a number of weeks ago.

Speaking of Rodriguez, she will be going head-to-head with Roxanne Perez while her Judgment Day stablemate Finn Balor squares off with Seth "Freakin" Rollins as the final two entrants in the Men's and Women's Elimination Chambers will be revealed. CM Punk, John Cena, Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre, and Logan Paul will be joined by either Rollins or Balor in the Men's Match, and Rodriguez or Perez will be joining Alexa Bliss, Bayley, and the aforementioned Morgan, Belair, and Naomi.

Additionally, AJ Styles will be competing in his first match since the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble on February 1 as he goes one-on-one with another member of Judgment Day, Dominik Mysterio. The two men came face-to-face with one another during last week's edition of "Raw" in a verbal confrontation that turned physical also involving Carlito. Pete Dunne will also be facing Penta after the latter defeated the former on the January 20 episode of "Raw".

We are live! Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of Kevin Owens' attack on Sami Zayn a couple of weeks ago.

Zayn then makes his way out to the ring. 

Zayn says it's been a rough couple of weeks, so the warm welcome from the live crowd is appreciated. He says he's had a couple of weeks as he's been rehabbing to think about his history with Kevin Owens, then says no other two guys have been tied to each other from the beginning of their careers like him and Owens. He says there's obviously going to be a lot of betrayals and forgiveness in a story that long, but there's no forgiving or forgetting this time because it was different. He says this time was't about sending a message or Owens wanting to get ahead, but rather wanting to end his career. He says Owens didn't get the job done, and he's still standing. Zayn admits his neck isn't 100%, but he still has enough in him for a fight and informs him that he'll be in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for WWE Elimination Chamber.

Adam Pearce marks his way down to the ring and says Zayn has been given the answer of no to the match more than once by numerous people. He says as much as he would love nothing more than to make a match between Zayn and Owens official, the answer is still no. Zayn tells Pearce as he heads to the back that he isn't leaving the ring until he gets his match against Owens. He says he couldn't sanction a match between them, and he couldn't stop Owens with whatever he wanted to do. He says even if Zayn wins the match, he still loses and asks what he wants him to do.

Zayn says that while Pearce can't stop Owens, he can't stop him either. He demands the match from Pearce, and Pearce makes it official as an Unsanctioned Match.

Dominik Mysterio and Carlito then make their way out to the ring. AJ Styles follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds, but Styles looks to fly off the top. Carlito trips him, opening the door for Dominik to land a tope suicida on him.

Dominik dumps Styles inside the ring, then wears him down with another submission and stomps on his chest using the ropes. He whips Styles into the mat, then flies over the top rope to level Styles and follows it up The Three Amigos. Styles prevents Dominik from landing the third suplex, but Dominik dials it up for a 619 and ascends to the top. He looks to land a Frog Splash, but Styles moves out of the way to avoid it.

Styles turns Dominik inside out with a clothesline, then delivers a shoulderbreaker to him off his shoulders. Carlito looks to interfere, but Styles levels him. Dominik looks to take advantage and rolls up Styles, but Styles kicks out and lands the Styles Clash for the win.

Winner: AJ Styles

After the match, Bron Breakker sneaks up behind Styles. He looks to land a spear on Styles, but Styles moves out of the way and Breakker accidentally spears Dominik. Breakker gets fired up and rips off his shirt, but Styles catches it in response and stares down Breakker.

Lyra Valkyria then makes her way down to the ring. Ivy Nile and Dakota Kai follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Nile dumps Kai over the top rope, then begins targeting her knee and sends it bouncing off the ring apron. Nile drapes Kai off the top rope, then lands a kick on her midsection and goes for a pin. Kai kicks out, then lands a running kick on Nile in the corner and follows it up with a running boot. She connects with a Sunset Flip-backbreaker combination and goes for a pin, but Kai kicks out.

Nile and Kai teeter on the ropes, but Nile pulls Kai off and lands a powerbomb on her. She cinches in an Ankle Lock on Kai and transitions into a reverse Knee Bar, but Kai crawls over to the bottom rope to break the hold. Nile fires off kicks on Kai's legs, but Kai delivers a boot to Nile. Nile responds with a Tornado DDT to Kai, then follows it up with a German suplex. Kai rolls up Nile, but Nile kicks out. Kai then lands a Scorpion Kick on Nile and sets up for the GTK, but Nile escapes and cinches in an Ankle Lock once again. Kai escapes by sending Nile crashing onto the apron, then follows it up with the GTK for the win.

Winner (and new Number One Contender): Dakota Kai

After the match, Valkyria holds up the Women's Intercontinental Championship and stares down Kai in the ring.

GUNTHER then makes his way to the ring, mocking Jey Uso by appearing through the crowd. 

GUNTHER says performing for the fans like fans is like "reading Shakespeare to a rock". He says he has to step in the ring with people who can't even lace his boots, then says he forced Jey Uso into digging his own grave. He says at WWE WrestleMania 41, Jey's blood will be on the hands of the fans and tells them to be honest about whether Jey can actually beat him at WrestleMania. He stands up on the announce desk and asks Michael Cole and Pat McAfee if they really believe Jey can beat him at WrestleMania in their unbiased opinion. He tosses his microphone down at McAfee, and McAfee says he hopes that Jey can beat GUNTHER at WrestleMania.

Jey Uso's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring as three referees try stopping him. Jey pushes right past him, and the two begin to brawl until more officials run down to the ring and separate them.

The bell rings and Penta looks to hit his signature pose. Dunne interrupts him, but Penta responds with a hurricanrana and a kick to Dunne's face. Dunne lands a dropkick on Penta, then takes off his gloves and snaps his singers to target his fingers. Penta connects with a backbreaker on Dunne, then gets him up on his shoulders on the apron. Dunne escapes and snaps Penta's fingers, then sends him crashing into the ring apron face first as Ludwig Kaiser strolls out to ringside.

Dunne snaps on Penta's fingers, but Penta responds with a crossbody to Dunne. Dunne lands a dropkick on Penta, but Penta pulls Dunne off the ropes and lands a Sling Blade on him. Penta sends Dunne crashing into the mat, then lands a superkick on his face as he teeters on the ropes. Dunne then catches Penta with a sit-out powerbomb and goes for a pin, but Dunne kicks out.

Dunne lands a German suplex on Penta, but Penta kicks him with a superkick. Dunne lands a step-up enzuigiri on Penta, but Penta responds with a Mexican Destroyer. He looks to run the ropes, but Kaiser hops up on the apron to stop him in his tracks. Dunne takes advantage and rolls up Penta, but Penta kicks out. Penta delivers the Penta Driver to Dunne for the win.

Winner: Penta

After the match, Kaiser and Dunne brawl on the outside. Penta flies over the top rope to level them.

Roxanne Perez then makes her way out to the ring. Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan follow.

The bell rings and Perez lands an open palm strike on Rodriguez. Rodriguez sends Perez crashing into the corner, but Perez dropkicks Rodriguez out of the ring. She looks to fly, but Rodriguez catches her and sends her crashing into the ring post. Rodriguez sends Perez crashing into the mat back in the ring off the shoulders, then sends her crashing into the top turnbuckle. Perez sends Rodriguez's jaw bouncing off the top rope, then lands a chop block on her and goes for a pin. Rodriguez kicks out.

Perez looks to fly off the ropes, but Rodriguez catches her and lands a Fallaway Slam on her. She follows it up with a Corkscrew Elbow and charges at Perez in the corner, but Perez sends her crashing into the ring post. Bianca Belair's music hits, and she makes her way down to the ring. Naomi joins her, and the two surround Morgan on the outside. They begin to beat her down, and Rodriguez becomes distracted. Perez takes advantage and delivers Pop Rox to Rodriguez for the win.

Winner: Roxanne Perez

After the match, Belair and Naomi look to land a double KOD on Morgan but Rodriguez comes to her aid.

New Day then make their way down to the ring.

Fans rain down boos on Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods as Woods mockingly tells to get well soon. He says fans are mad about what they said to Big E and the fact that they told him the truth, as well as what him and Kingston did to Rey Mysterio. He says every single fan has gone insane, and Kingston says fans have put Rey on a pedestal for being a WWE Hall of Famer. He brags about having more title wins then Rey and being in WWE longer than him, then addresses Rey crying in the ring after the attack and says fans should thank them for giving Rey more vacation days at home with his wife.

LWO's music hits, and Dragon Lee, Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde appear on the entrance ramp. Lee says New Day sucks before him, Del Toro, and Wilde blindside New Day with an attack. They send Kingston and Woods crashing out of the ring, and Wilde and Del Toro hold the ropes open for Lee to fly. Kingston and Woods run up the ramp before he can, and Woods squishes Wilde's hat at the top of the ramp.

Seth "Freakin" Rollins then makes his way out to the ring. Finn Balor follows. 

Balor fires off stomps on Balor, and the bell sounds. He fires off shoulders on Rollins' midsection in the corner, then continues wearing him down. Rollins over Balor with a boot, then lands a springboard moonsault on Balor and follows it up with a tope suicida on the outside. He flies off the ropes to land a knee on Balor back inside, then trips him twice and uses the middle rope to target Balor's knee.

Balor sends Rollins crashing into the ring apron midsection first, then stomps on his spine repeatedly. Rollins sends Balor crashing into the announce desk and looks to land a Curb Stomp on him on top of the ring steps, but Balor sees him coming and sends Rollins crashing into the ring steps.

Rollins and Balor trade strikes, then wears him down with a submission hold. Balor rolls up Rollins, but Rollins kicks out and fires off right hands and chops on Balor. He follows it up with a DDT, then goes for a pin but Balor kicks out. Rollins then delivers a springboard moonsault to Balor, then lands a Buckle Bomb on him. Rollins then looks to land a Frog Splash on Balor, but Balor counters into a roll up. Rollins kicks out.

Rollins and Balor exchange strikes with one another, but Balor lands a pair of Sling Blades on Rollins. Rollins cinches in a Sharpshooter on Balor, then follows it up with a Pedigree and goes for a pin. Balor kicks out, then lands a kick on Rollins' midsection and lands a Coup De Grace on Rollins. He goes for a pin, but Rollins counters into a pinfall of his own. Balor kicks out and locks in a crossface on Rollins, but Rollins escapes and lands a Curb Stomp on Balor for the win.

Winner: Seth Rollins