WWE Raw Live Coverage 2/24 - Women's Tag Team & Women's Intercontinental Titles On The Line, New Day Faces LWO

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE Raw" on February 24, 2025, coming to you live from the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio!

Lyra Valkyria will be putting the Women's Intercontinental Championship on the line for the first time since becoming the inaugural titleholder as she defends against Damage CTRL's Dakota Kai. Kai defeated Ivy Nile during last week's edition of "Raw" in order to secure her spot in tonight's match as Valkyria watched on from ringside.

Another championship will be up for grabs, as Naomi and Bianca Belair put the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson on the January 28 edition of "WWE NXT" as they defend against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Belair and Naomi have been looking to seek retribution against the Judgment Day members ever since "WWE SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis showed them footage of Morgan and Rodriguez walking away as Jade Cargill was loaded into an ambulance following a brutal attack last fall.

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods will be going head-to-head with Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro in tag team competition. The New Day members took out Rey Mysterio two weeks ago on "Raw" after he came up short against Logan Pau, prompting Wilde, Del Toro, and Dragon Lee to blindside Kingston and Woods last week after they had some choice words about Rey.

Elsewhere, Penta will be colliding with Pete Dunne and Ludwig Kaiser in a Triple Threat Match. The three men have had no shortage of issues with one another over the course of the past little while, culminating last week when they found themselves involved in a brawl after Penta had defeated Dunne in singles action.

Additionally, CM Punk, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and the aforementioned Paul have something on their minds to share as they are set to face each other, Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, and John Cena in the Men's Elimination Chamber this coming Saturday at WWE Elimination Chamber. Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley will also be appearing on tonight's show to address IYO SKY as she prepares to defend her title against her on next week's edition of "Raw", as will GUNTHER while he readies to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against the winner of the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso at WWE WrestleMania 41.

We are live! Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home as Logan Paul makes his way down to the ring.

Paul rags on his home state of Ohio and the city of Cincinnati, then says he defeated Rey Mysterio the last time he was in the ring to secure his spot in the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber. He says he'll defeat "three doorknobs and John Cena" in the match to go on to face Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41.

CM Punk's music hits and he saunters out to the ring. Paul asks Punk what his problem with is and wonders if it's because he's jealous of him, then says Punk's career is a series of him failing upwards. Punk says he has no problem with Paul and things between them are just business, but says all he sees in Paul is a kid who does stupid things for shock value. He says he has no character or substance, and fans deserve better.

Paul says when Punk came back to WWE in one of the best returns of all time, he tore his tricep shortly after because he couldn't handle the spotlight. He says it's only a matter of time before fans are chanting his name rather than booing it, and Punk says that while Paul said a lot of wrong things, he was right about the names changing that fans chants. He says those names, including his own, are legends and history makers. He says he'll win the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber, face Rhodes, and make history at WrestleMania 41 while Paul will be history and no one will think about him. He says Rhodes already knows that Punk is Satan himself, something that Paul – a nobody– will find out on Saturday at Elimination Chamber.

Paul slaps Punk and immediately rolls out of the ring to avoid a beat down from Punk. As he retreats up the ramp and mockingly apologizes to Punk, Punk warns him to run while he can because he won't have anywhere to run on Saturday.

Ludwig Kaiser then makes his way out to the ring. Pete Dunne and Penta follow.

The bell rings and Dunne dropkicks Kaiser. Penta catches Dunne in a side headlock, but Kaiser looks to fly off the ring apron on the outside. Dunne sees him coming and rains down right and left hands on him before he goes after Penta, but Kaiser tosses Penta into one of the barricades and dumps him inside the ring.

Penta lands a kick on Kaiser and clotheslines him out of the ring, then ascends to the top and lands a crossbody on both Dunne and Kaiser. Penta delivers a chop on Kaiser back in the ring, but Kaiser fires off stomps on Penta in the corner. Dunne snaps Penta's fingers and stomps on them. Dunne and Kaiser then teeter on the ropes, but Penta pulls them both off.

Penta sends Dunne crashing into the mat face first with a Sling Blade and follows suit with Kaiser, but Penta flies over the ropes to level Kaiser and Dunne. Penta pins Kaiser, but Dunne breaks the fall. Penta and Dunne go back and forth, but Penta rocks Dunne with a superkick. Penta delivers a Mexican Destroyer to Dunne off Kaiser's back, then sends his arm bouncing off the mat and sets up for the Penta Driver. Kaiser prevents Penta from landing the move, then sends Dunne crashing into the mat for the win.

Winner: Ludwig Kaiser

We then head over to a conversation between Jackie Redmond and Rhea Ripley, where the latter says although it's been five years since she last faced IYO SKY but she's beaten everyone that she's defended the Women's World Championship against thus far. SKY then appears and says she'll beat Ripley next week in order to go onto WrestleMania 41 as Women's World Champion.

New Day then make their way down to the ring. LWO follows.

Xavier Woods and Joaquin Wilde begin the action. The bell rings and Wilde wastes no time. He fires off stomps on Woods in the corner, then tags in Cruz Del Toro. Del Toro and Wilde level Woods with a double shoulder tackle, then double team on him before Del Toro delivers a springboard moonsault to him.

Del Toro delivers a hurricanrana off the middle rope to Woods, and Kofi Kingston tags in. He fires off stomps on Del Toro, then tags in Woods. New Day delivers the Unicorn Stampede to Del Toro, but Woods lands a dropkick on Del Toro. Kingston tags in and continues wearing down Del Toro, but Woods tag in and New Day delivers a backbreaker-double stomp off the ropes combination for the win.

Winners: New Day

After the match, Dragon Lee runs down to the ring and beats down both Woods and Kingston. Woods and Kingston outnumber him and send him crashing into the mat with a double powerbomb.

GUNTHER makes his way out to the ring and expresses his confidence in retaining his World Heavyweight Championship against Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41. He then introduces his opponent tonight, Akira Tozawa, who makes his way down to the ring with the rest of Alpha Academy. He explains to Tozawa that he's providing him with the chance to earn his respect tonight, and implies to him that he wants to make an example of him to Jey Uso. 

The bell rings and Tozawa fires off strikes on GUNTHER. GUNTHER runs over Tozawa with a boot, but Tozawa lands a chop on GUNTHER. GUNTHER levels Tozawa with a chop of his own and looks to follow it up with a powerbomb, but Tozawa prevents GUNTHER from landing the move. He delivers a roundhouse kick to GUNTHER, but GUNTHER responds with a big boot and sets up for a powerbomb. Tozawa escapes, but GUNTHER catches him in a Boston Crab when he looks to fly off the ropes.

Tozawa crawls over to the bottom rope to escape with some encouragement from Otis on the outside, but GUNTHER lands a chop and powerbomb on Tozawa. He pins him, but pulls him off the mat and locks in a Sleeper on him. Tozawa fades.

Winner: GUNTHER

After the match, Otis squares up to GUNTHER. GUNTHER slides out of the ring, but gets back inside and locks in a Sleeper on him. Jey Uso then runs down to the ring to come to Otis' aid, forcing GUNTHER to retreat.

Dakota Kai then makes her way out to the ring. Lyra Valkyria follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds, but Kai lands a senton on Valkyria off the apron to level her. She gets her back in the ring and delivers a pair of arm drags, then levels her with a dropkick.

The two women teeter on the ropes, but Valkyria lands a delayed vertical suplex on Kai. They then take turns pinning one another, but Kai connects with the Kai-ropractor on Valkyria and goes for a pin. Valkyria kicks out and Kai ascends up the ropes, but Valkyria puls her down and delivers Night Wing for the win.

Winner (and still): Lyra Valkyria

After the match, Valkyria shows her respect to Kai with an embrace. Kai heads up the ramp, but Ivy Nile attacks her from behind and beats down Valkyria inside the ring.

We then head over to a video recapping the issues between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn before heading to a sit-down interview between Jackie Redmond and Zayn. Zayn then reveals he ran into Owens' mother after he initially went over to Owens' house and he wasn't home. He says when he got home, he was ashamed of his actions before he puts Owens on notice.

Judgment Day then makes their way out to the ring. Bron Breakker follows.

The bell rings and Breakker turns Dominik inside out with a spear. Dominik fires off stomps on Breakker, but Breakker sends Dominik crashing into the mat with a back body drop and charges at him. Dominik catches him with a boot and ascends up the ropes, but Breakker joins him up there and delivers a Frakensteiner to him. Balor and Carlito then pull Breakker out of the ring, causing the disqualification.

Winner: Bron Breakker (via disqualification)

After the match, Balor and Carlito continue to beat down Breakker. Breakker overpowers them and Balor grabs a chair, but Breakker stares him down and Balor retreats.

We then head backstage and see The War Raiders attack The Creed Brothers backstage as the latter duo and Ivy Nile are chatting with Cathy Kelley. 

Back at ringside, Cody Rhodes makes his way down.

Rhodes asks Cincinnati what they want to talk about, then says he's pretty certain he knows what they're supposed to talk about. He ponders what it means when one man asks another for their soul, then says having grown up in the professional wrestling business, he thinks he understands the offer that The Rock has made him. He says he has his wife, daughter, his sister and her family, Brodie Lee Jr., The Nightmare Factory, two nephews, his mother, and the memory of his father. He says The Rock offered to give him everything he wanted without having to scratch, fight, and claw his way to the top when he's more than willing to do that.

Seth "Freakin" Rollins' music hits and he makes his way out. He tells Rollins that he would love to welcome Rhodes back to "Raw" with open arms, then says he would love to tell Rhodes that he can't wait to face him at WrestleMania 41 after he wins the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber match. He says that he's actually in the ring to ask Rhodes what he's thinking with everything that happened at WrestleMania 40, then warns Rhodes not to make him regret what he sacrificed to help him win the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Rhodes points out how judgmental Rollins sounds, and says the reason The Rock asked him for his soul rather than Rollins is that Rollins' sold may already have been sold out when he turned on The Shield to align with The Authority. He says Rollins was his shield and partner at WrestleMania 40, and was also the MVP of the Premium Live Event. Rollins says he's been filled with hate lately and sometimes that's pointed him in the right direction, but he doesn't want to hate Rhodes. He says the Rhodes he wants to face is the one who came back at WrestleMania 38, the one who beat him in Hell In A Cell with one arm, and the one he helped become Undisputed WWE Champion.

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