WWE Raw Results 3/3 - Three Championships On The Line, CM Punk And Seth Rollins Appear, More
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE Raw" on March 3, 2025, coming to you live from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York!
Rhea Ripley will be putting the Women's World Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Nia Jax at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on January 25 as she defends against IYO SKY. As tensions between Ripley and SKY have been on the rise over the course of the past few weeks following a miscommunication between them, the winner of tonight's match will go onto defend the title at WrestleMania 41 against Bianca Belair, who emerged victorious in the 2025 Women's Elimination Chamber Match this past Saturday at WWE Elimination Chamber.
Two other titles will be on the line tonight, as Ivy Nile challenges Lyra Valkyria for the Women's Intercontinental Championship. Although Nile came up short against Dakota Kai in a Number One Contenders match two weeks ago on "Raw", she made it clear that she still had her eye on the prize when she blindsided Valkyria with an attack during last week's edition of the show after she had successfully retained against Kai. Nile's American Made stablemates will also be in action tonight, as Julius Creed and Brutus Creed will be challenging The War Raiders for the WWE World Tag Team Championship. Similar to Nile, The Creed Brothers attacked Erik and Ivar behind the scenes last week.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins was eliminated from the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber Match by archenemy CM Punk and John Cena after they hit him with the GTS and Attitude Adjustment on him respectively. With Punk having been the one to make the pinfall and Rollins' animosity towards him, he ultimately cost Punk the entire match when he assisted Cena in putting Punk to sleep with an STF when he landed a Curb Stomp on him. In light of such events, both Rollins and Punk will be appearing on tonight's show with something on their minds to share. Additionally, GUNTHER will also be appearing while he prepares to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41, as will reigning Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker amidst his recent issues with Finn Balor and win via disqualification against Dominik Mysterio last week.
We are live! Michael Cole and Pat McAfee greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of the events of WWE Elimination Chamber.
CM Punk then storms down to the ring.
We Hear From CM Punk
An irate Punk says he's liable to get WWE taken off Netflix, then says it's time for him to give a State of the Union Address. He says everyone is his enemy and asks fans to give him a name, then at the request of Pat McAfee, he addresses The Rock. He says The Rock is not immune just because he's the on the Board of Directors and while he's walked through fire since returning to WWE, The Rock wonders in when he decides to. He says he's never been so desperate or delusional to wear a big title and proclaim himself as The People's Champion. He says he doesn't deserve it but earned it, then says he's never been so desperate to sell his soul.
Punk addresses John Cena and says everyone sees through him now, then says Cena stole the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber without even qualifying. He says Cena won't fool him twice, and now everyone sees that Cena has been selling fans b*******. He then addresses Seth Rollins, and tells Becky Lynch to get his man because he'll put him in a wheelchair if he gets his hands on him first.
Rollins' music hits, and Punk meets him on the ramp. The two begin to brawl, but officials separate them. Punk breaks free, and the two continue brawling for several minutes as officials try getting them separated again.
Alpha Academy then make their way out to the ring. GUNTHER follows, making it clear on his way out that he thinks that Otis is something of a joke in the same vein as Jey Uso.
GUNTHER vs. Otis (w/ Alpha Academy)
GUNTHER runs over Otis with a boot, and the bell sounds. GUNTHER fires off stomps on Otis, but Otis returns with some right hands on his own on GUNTHER. GUNTHER lands a boot on Otis sends him crashing out of the ring, then dumps him back inside and lands a chop on GUNTHER. He charges at him in the corner, but GUNTHER moves out of the way and lands a knee on Otis' neck. GUNTHER jams his boot into Otis' neck in the corner, then runs him over with nother boot and fires off knees on Otis' oblique. He cinches in a crossface on Otis, but Otis sends GUNTHER crashing into the mat.
GUNTHER fires off chops on his chest, but Otis responds with his own and the two go back and forth until Otis levels GUNTHER with a clothesline and a pair of bodyslams. He follows it up with The Caterpillar and goes for a pin, but GUNTHER kicks out. GUNTHER runs over Otis with a boot, then levels him with a chop and follows it up with a clothesline before connecting with a powerbomb for the win.
Winner: GUNTHER
After the match, GUNTHER looks to continue beating down Otis. Akira Tozawa looks to come to Otis', but GUNTHER beats him down. Jey Uso's music hits, and he makes his way down to the ring levelling GUNTHER with a spear. A-Town Down Under attack Jey from behind and beat him down, but Jey gains the upper hand. This opens the door for GUNTHER to lock in a sleeper on Jey, and Jey fades.
Ivy Nile then makes her way down to the ring. Lyra Valkyria follows.
Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Ivy Nile for the Women's Intercontinental Championship
The bell rings and Valkyria lands a dropkick on Nile through the middle rope. She ascends up the top, but Nile stops her and begins targeting her knee. Nile sends Valkyria's knee bouncing off the apron, then locks in a Half Boston Crab on her. Nile sends Valkyria's knee bouncing off the mat, but Valkyria rolls her up. Nile kicks out, but Valkyria sends her crashing into the mat with a driver. Nile rocks Valkyria with a boot, then connects with a forearm to the back of her neck and continues wering down her knee. She lands a sit-out powerbomb on Valkyria and cinches in an Ankle Lock on her, but Valkyria escapes and connects with Night Wing for the win.
Winner (and still): Lyra Valkyria
We then head backstage and see Seth Rollins and CM Punk brawling once again after the former spots the latter walking around.
Ludwig Kaiser then makes his way down to the ring.
We Hear From Ludwig Kaiser
Kaiser demands the gratitude of fans, then says he took back the attention last week when he defeated Penta and Pete Dunne in a Triple Threat Match. He tells Penta to reconsider if he really thinks they have unfinished business, then says what John Cena did to Cody Rhodes at Elimination Chamber is nothing compared to what he will do to him.
Penta's music hits, and he makes his way out. He goes after Kaiser and lands a Sling Blade on him, then sends him crashing off the ring apron with a clothesline using the middle turnbuckle or assistance and flies to level him.
Back from the break, we head over to a video of Chad Gable seeking out the luchadors that he seeks. He finds a man, who he pays to hand a box over to him.
Back at ringside, The Creed Brothers make their way out. The War Raiders follow.
The War Raiders (c) vs. The Creed Brothers for the WWE World Tag Team Championship
Erik and Julius Creed begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Brutus Creed tags in and double teams on Erik with Julius before Julius tags back in and The Creed Brothers fire off stomps on Erik. Ivar tags in, then levels The Creed Brothers with a double handspring back elbow. Erik tags back in and bodyslams Ivar on top of Julius. Ivar then tags in, but Juius dropkicks Ivar out of the ring and tags in Brutus. The Creed Brothers then send Ivar crashing into the ring steps.
Julius continues wearing down Ivar in the ring, then tags in Brutus. Brutus follows suit before Julius tags back in and fires off strikes on Ivar. Brutus then tags back in, and The Creed Brothers deliver a double suplex to Ivar. Brutus pins Ivar, but Ivar kicks out and fires off right hands on Brutus. He levels him with a senton.
Erik and Julius tag in, and Erik levels Julius with a suplex. He sends Brutus crashing into the mat with a chokeslam, then dropkicks Julius and tags Ivar back in. Erik tosses Ivar over to him to land a bodyslam, then tags in. Julius rocks Erik with a knee and sends Ivar crashing into the ring post shoulder first, then tags Brutus back in. Brutus delivers a 450 Splash to Erik off the top and pins him, but Erik kicks out.
Julius delivers a suerplex to Erik and Brutus looks to fly to keep him down, but Erik moves out of the way. Ivar looks to land a moonsault on Julius off the middle rope, but Julius avoids it and hits a Shooting Star Press on him off the top. He goes for a pin, but Ivar kicks out. Brutus tags back in and The Creed Brothers look to double team on Ivar, but Ivar fights them off. The War Raiders then deliver a springboard clothesline-German suplex combination to Brutus for the win.
Winners (and still): The War Raiders
Jackie Redmond catches up with Bron Breakker, but Finn Balor interrupts them and puts Breakker on notice for his Intercontinental Championship. Carlito and Dominik Mysterio look to blindside Breakker, but Breakker overpowers them. Balor rains down right hands on Breakker, but Breakker levels him with a powerslam. He runs over Carlito with a running spear for good measure on the outside as Balor and Dominik retreat up the ramp.
Bianca Belair then makes her way down to the ring to take a seat at the announce desk. IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley follow.
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. IYO SKY (w/ Dakota Kai) for the Women's World Champion
The bell rings and the two lock up. Ripley hits a mat return on SKY, then connects with a dropkick. SKY looks to land a hurricanrana on Ripley, but Ripley sees it coming and gets SKY up in an Electric Chair position. SKY reverses into a roll up, but Ripley kicks out and sends SKY crashing into the ring apron twice. She lands a suplex on SKY on the floor, then dumps her back in the ring and goes for a pin. SKY kicks out.
Ripley whips SKY into the corner, but SKY uses the top rope to wear down Ripley with a submission hold. She goes for a pin, but Ripley kicks out and sends SKY crashing into the mat. She rains down right hands on SKY, then lands a crossbody on her off the top and goes for a pin. SKY kicks out, then connects with a backstabber on Ripley and ascends to the top. Ripley lands a boot on SKY's midsection, then looks to land a vertical suplex on SKY on the apron. SKY escapes and cinches in an Asuka Lock on Ripley, but Ripley powers up to her feet and delivers a suplex to SKY off the middle rope.
SKY sends Ripley crashing into the barricade spine first, then ascends up the top and connects with the Over The Moonsault. She goes for a pin, but Ripley gets her foot on the bottom rope to break the fall. SKY levels Ripley with a tope suicida through the middle rope, then looks to fly off the ropes. Ripley gets her up in an Electric Chair position and sends her crashing into the announce desk first. The referee then begins a ten count, but both women beat it. Ripley gets in Belair's face for cheering SKY on and shoves her into the chair she was sitting on, but Belair shoves Ripley. The two continue shoving each other until the referee intervenes and Ripley returns to the ring. She gets SKY up for an avalanche Riptide, but SKY counters into a hurricanrana and follows it up with the Over The Moonsault for the win.
Winner (and new): IYO SKY