This week’s episode of WWE Raw emanates from Paris, France! We break it all down in this week’s Raw recap!
We Hear From Jey Uso
Jey calls out The Vision for taking out his cousin, Roman Reigns, at Clash in Paris. LA Knight comes out instead. Knight says he believed he’d be world heavyweight champion at Clash, but instead, he’s a loser. Knight says they all lost the match because Seth Rollins is still champion. Knight says Rollins lives in the shadow of his wife, Becky Lynch. Knight says all of this could have been prevented, in reference to his failure to capture the world title again. Knight says he’s tired of getting close. Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker come out to the stage.
Knight implores them to get their sentences together or else they can head to the back. Breakker says the people should be considered with Paul Heyman’s health because Reigns put him in the hospital. Breakker says Heyman is not here to hold them back and Reigns is in the hospital, so he and Reed can put Knight and Jey next to him. Reed says Rollins’ vision does not include Reigns, Knight, or Jey, so the latter two are their next targets. Breakker calls for a tag match against them in Paris. Knight and Jey accept.
Backstage, Asuka, Kairi Sane, and IYO SKY seem to be back on the same page. Asuka says she and Sane will take care of Judgment Day for her. SKY promises that she’s done with Rhea Ripley. Asuka says no one is ready for the Kabuki Warriors. Sane tells SKY that everything will be alright.
Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) vs. The Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez)
Asuka applies a headlock to Perez. Perez escapes and slaps Asuka, then rolls out of the ring. She returns and tags in Raquel. Raquel and Asuka lock up, with the latter locking in an Octopus hold. Raquel escapes and eats double kicks from Sane and Asuka. Sane chokes Raquel against the ropes with a scissor leg hold. Perez tags in. Sane takes her down with a dragonscrew. Sane bridges into a pin for a two count. Sane sends Perez across the ring with a hurricanrana. Raquel and Sane trade strikes. Sane stuns Raquel. Raquel catches her mid-crossbody, then crushes her in the corner. Perez whips Sane into the barricade.
Back from break, Asuka missile dropkicks Raquel, then fires off kicks and knees on Perez. Asuka cinches in an armbar next, but Raquel breaks it up. Raquel clotheslines Asuka to the mat. Perez connects with a pair of roundhouse knees. Raquel bonces Asuka off the top rope with a slam. Perez follows with a springboard moonsault. Sane blocks a Tejana Bomb and drags Raquel over the top rope. Asuka cinches in the Asuka Lock. Perez counters into a roll up. Asuka kicks Raquel through the ropes. Sane follows with an Insane Elbow to the outside. Asuka rocks Perez with a running hip attack. Asuka applies the Asuka Lock. Perez taps.
Winners: Kabuki Warriors
Finn Balor (w/ JD McDonagh) vs. Dragon Lee
Balor punches Lee in the corner. Lee sends Balor flying across the ring with an arm drag. Lee then rocks him with a flying kick. Balor launches Lee into another corner and chops him. Lee takes him down with a hurricanrana. He follows with a dropkick that sends Balor to the outside. Lee wipes out Balor with a dive.
Back from break, Lee rocks Balor with a superkick. He then delivers a sitout powerbomb for a near fall. Balor elbow drops Lee to the mat. Lee scales the turnbuckle and descends with a crossbody. Balor dropkicks Lee. Lee sends McDonagh flying off the apron with a hurricanrana. Balor yanks Lee to the mat, then leaps off the top with a Coup De Grace for the win.
Winner: Finn Balor
Backstage, Nikki Bella tells IYO SKY she is a big fan. SKY hopes Bella gets another IC Title shot. Asuka and Sane interrupt. Asuka offers to help SKY take care of Stephanie Vaquer so they can all be champions again.
Elsewhere, Adam Pearce bans JD McDonagh and Finn Balor from Dominik Mysterio’s title defense.
Penta & The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) vs. Grayson Waller & The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
Penta sends Woods flying with a hurricanrana. He then sends Waller over the top rope. Erik elbows Waller off the apron. Kingston and Waller pull Woods to safety. Erik and Ivar wipe them out with a cannonball and a flying elbow. Penta follows with a leap off the top turnbuckle.
Back from break, Ivar elbows Waller in the face, then slams him in the mat. Ivar follows with a crossbody. Ivar crushes Kingston in the corner, then takes down Waller again. Penta spikes Waller with a DDT. He connects with an enziguiri to Woods, then a double stomp. Woods responds with an enziguiri of his own. Waller spikes Erik with a rolling flatliner. Kingston leaps off the top with a splash to Erik. Ivar rocks Waller with a spinning heel kick. Woods spikes Ivar with a DDT. Woods elbows Erik. Erik and Ivar hit the War Machine on Woods. Penta follows up with a Mexican Destroyer for the win.
Winners: Penta & War Raiders
Backstage, Rhea Ripley says she is eyeing whoever wins the Women’s World Championship. Asuka approaches Ripley. Ripley says her friendship with SKY has nothing to do with her championship ambitions. Asuka warns Ripley to stay away from SKY. Ripley tells Asuka not to push her. Asuka says she will push whoever she wants. Ripley dares her to.
Elsewhere, Roxanne Perez questions why she isn’t in the women’s title match. Lyra Valkyria begins arguing with her and Raquel Rodriguez. Adam Pearce breaks it up. He tells Valkyria that he spoke to Bayley and she will be back soon. Valkyria demands a match with either Perez or Raquel next week. Pearce agrees.
WWE Intercontinental Title: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles
Dominik attacks Styles from behind, then stomps away at him. The bell rings. Dominik kicks Styles in the jaw. Styles responds with a dropkick. Styles leaps to the outside with a flying forearm.
Back from break, Dominik sends Styles flying with a hurricanrana. Styles lands a sliding forearm and neckbreaker. Dominik catches Styles with a kick and a hurricanrana to the outside. Dominik knocks Styles back to the outside with a baseball slide. Styles slams Dominik into the announce table.
Back from another break, Styles spikes Dominik with a DDT. He follows up with a gut buster. Dominik counters a Style Clash into a backstabber. Styles launches Dominik into the corner. Dominik drives Styles shoulder first into the ring post. Dominik follows with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Dominik hits the Three Amigos. He follows with a Frog Splash for another near fall.
Styles blocks a 619 and lands a Styles Clash. Dominik gets his boot on the rope to break the fall that comes after. Styles drops Dominik with a brainbuster. Dominik distracts the referee, allowing El Grando Americano to yank Styles to the apron and headbutt him. Dominik climbs up top and lands a Frog Splash for the win.
Winner (And Still): Dominik Mysterio
Backstage, Adam Pearce tells CM Punk that Seth Rollis is in the building. Punk says he’ll go take care of Rollins
We Hear From CM Punk
Punk says the show doesn’t run on Seth Rollins’ time, so he’s hijacking the show until Rollins meets him in the ring. Rollins’ music hits. Becky Lynch comes out. She says Punk will have to deal with her. Punk begins to leave the ring, but Lynch demands he stay to listen to what she has to say. Lynch says she’s listened to Punk’s lies about her husband. Punk calls Rollins a coward. Lynch says Rollins will be everything Punk will never be. Punk calls Lynch delusional. Lynch recalls the people chanting Punk’s name during her matches, which let her know that they didn’t care about her or her work.
Lynch says she hasn’t forgotten that. She asserts that she got herself to the main event of WrestleMania, not the people. The crowd chants at Lynch to “shut the f*** up.” Lynch says she and Rollins need Punk to get out of the way because the business doesn’t need him. Lynch says Punk doesn’t fit the vision. Punk says the vision is a bit blurry. Punk calls himself the best in the world, which the people continue to back up with their chants. Punk claims that Rollins hides behind his title, Heyman, Breakker, Reed, and now Lynch. Punk says Lynch is a great, but she is married to a bum. Punk says the beef between he and Rollins will never over.
Rollins strolls to the stage. Rollins invites Punk to say words to his face. As Punk steps forward, Rollins heads to the back. Lynch slaps Punk around, then shoves him. Lynch calls Punk pathetic. Punk says he will make Rollins regret cashing in on him. He also says he’ll make Lynch regret ever putting her hands on him. Lynch taunts Punk and says he will never be world champion. Punk walks to the back.
Jey Uso & LA Knight vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
Reed headbutts Knight in the corner. Knight takes down Breakker with a neckbreaker. He follows with stomps in the corner. Jey hip checks Breakker in the corner as well. Breakker lays in punches on Jey. Breakker launches Jey to the floor.
Back from break, Knight fires off right hands on Reed. Reed catches Knight mid-clothesline. Knight still plants him with a neckbreaker and flying elbow. Reed crushes Knight from behind, then steps on his midsection. Reed headbutts him next. Reed follows with a senton for a two count. Breakker suplexes Knight across the ring. He lands another suplex. Knight fights back with right hands. Breakker knees him in the midsection before delivering two more suplexes. Reed tags in and launches Knight into the corner.
Knight dodges a senton, then tags in Jey. Jey strikes down Breakker with right hands. Jey follows with a back elbow and enziguiri. Jey spears Breakker, then superkicks Reed. Jey tries to send Reed over the top rope, but he needs Knight’s help to do it. Jey dives onto Reed. Knight hits a BFT on Breakker. Jey follows with an Uso Splash. Reed pulls Jey to the outside. Knight drives Reed into the announce table. Reed sends Knight into the ring post. Reed charges toward Jey, but collides with the turnbuckle instead. Jey spears Reed. He follows with an Uso Splash. Breakker spears Jey for the win.
Winners: Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
After the match, Breakker spears Knight. Reed then sends Knight over the announce table. Breakker spears Jey again. Reed goes up top and descends with a Tsunami. Jimmy Uso runs down with a chair in hand. Breakker and Reed retreat as Jimmy checks on Jey.