This week’s episode of WWE Raw emanates from San Antonio, Texas! We break it all down in this week’s Raw recap!
We Hear From Seth Rollins
Rollins comes to the ring with a series of masked men. He says that he was the one who created The Vision, so he will be the one to take it down. He warns that anyone associating themselves with Paul Heyman will be marked. Rollins recalls stomping Heyman in the ring two weeks ago. Heyman comes out to the stage with a bruised face. Rollins invites him to meet him in the ring. Rollins says letting Heyman in his inner circle was the biggest mistake of his life. Rollins then promises to make Heyman pay for his betrayal. Heyman says he’s going to f*ck with Rollins now. He then introduces Brock Lesnar. Masked figures fill the ring to shield Rollins. Lesnar runs over a series of masked men at ringside. He suplexes others across the floor. Lesnar slides into the ring and takes down more masked men, leaving just him and Rollins.
The flicker off and on. Oba Femi heads to the ring next. Femi stares down with Lesnar. As Rollins leaves the ring, Femi powerbombs Lesnar to the mat. Femi then points to the WrestleMania sign, indicating that he is answering Lesnar’s open challenge at the event.
Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) vs. New El Grande Americano (Ludwig Kaiser)
OG Grande rushes in with a liger kick. He then delivers a back body drop and an arm bar against the ropes. New Grande rams OG Grande into the ring post. New Grande follows with a dropkick and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. OG Grande hits a side slam and a Northern Lights suplex. OG Grande and New Grande trade strikes. OG Grande suplexes New Grande onto Bravo and Rayo on the outside.
Back from break, OG Grande launches new Grande across the ring. OG Grande wipes out Rayo with a cannonball at ringside, then kicks Bravo. New Grande connects with a loud kick and a step-up enziguiri. OG Grande tosses New Grande into the corner. He then cinches in an ankle lock. New Grande reaches the bottom rope to break it. Rayo distracts the referee, causing OG Grande to send him crashing to the floor. Bravo hands New Grande a steel plate. OG Grande leaps off the top with a flying headbutt, colliding with the steel plate loaded mask. New Grande rolls over to cover OG Grande for the win.
Winner: New Grande Americano
Backstage, Roman Reigns tells his family that people should be afraid about what CM Punk said about his father. Reigns warns that Punk is his on WrestleMania weekend. Reigns then promises to get an apology for the family.
Women’s IC Title: AJ Lee (c) vs. Bayley
Lee rolls up Bayley for a quick two count. Bayley does the same. Lee sweeps Bayley off her feet, then goes up top. Lee descends with a crossbody. She follows with a dropkick. Lee connects with a high kick next before bridging into a hammer lock. Bayley elbows Lee to break the hold. She tosses Lee to the apron, then delivers a leg drop for a near fall.
Back from break, Lee runs over Bayley with a pair of elbows and a spinning heel kick. Bayley counters the shining wizard into a half crab submission. Lee kicks Bayley away, only to take a big knee to the face. Bayley covers Lee twice, but Lee kicks out both times. Lee counters the Rose Plant with another roll-up. Bayley kicks out. Bayley delivers the Bayley To Belly for a near fall. Bayley and Lee trade strikes. Lee lands a shining wizard. Bayley drops her with a sidewalk slam in return. Bayley goes up top. Lee dodges her elbow drop, then cinches in the Black Widow. Bayley taps out.
Winner (And Still): AJ Lee
After the match, Becky Lynch attacks AJ Lee by throwing her into the barricade and LED screens. WWE officials rush down to separate Lynch from Lee. Lynch hits Lee with the title belt.
Backstage, Adam Pearce confirms that Dominik Mysterio is not medically cleared.
IC Title: Penta (c) vs. Dragon Lee
Dragon takes down Penta with a hurricanrana. He follows with a pendulum dropkick in the corner. Penta answers with a thrust kick and a handstand double stomp. Dragon charges in with a running knee. Dragon wipes out Penta with a dive to the outside. Penta does the same in return. Penta leaps off the top with a crossbody.
Back from break, Dragon and Penta trade strikes. Penta knocks down Dragon with a superkick. Dragon hits the Styles Clash for a near fall. Penta answers with Penta Driver for a near fall of his own. Penta blasts Dragon with a kick on the apron. Dragon responds with a kick of his own before wiping out Penta with a dive to the outside. Dragon drags Penta back into the ring, then delivers an Operation Dragon for another near fall. Penta hits a Mexican Destroyer for the win.
Winner (And Still): Penta
After the match, Dragon and Penta raise each other’s hands.
Backstage, Austin Theory promises to take care of Seth Rollins for Paul Heyman. Heyman suggests they focus on getting championship gold and power instead. Heyman says Theory and Logan Paul’s focus should be on The Usos, the tag team champs. Logan promises that they’ll get LA Knight too.
Maxxine Dupri vs. Nattie
Nattie throws Maxxine into the mat, then kicks her. Nattie slingshots Maxxine into the second rope. Nattie hangs Maxxine upside town. Nattie locks in a rear naked choke. Maxxine breaks it and cinches in an ankle lock. Nattie rolls through. They trade pinfall attempts. Maxxine blasts Nattie with a high kick. She follows with a pair of clotheslines and a knee. Maxxine delivers a splash in the corner, then a suplex. Maxxine delivers a step-up leg drop next. Nattie dodges a big boot in the corner. Maxxine cinches in another ankle lock. Nattie reverses and kicks Maxxine away. Maxxine leaps off the top, but Nattie sees it coming and runs her over with a discus lariat. Nattie locks in the Sharpshooter. Maxxine taps out.
Winner: Nattie
Appearing via satellite, Randy Orton says someone made him understand who and what he is. He says that also helped him understand why he attacked Cody Rhodes. Orton says he’s a killer. He adds that wrestling has more than one royal family.
Backstage, Kofi Kingston tells Je’Von Evans it’s all about who he associates with. Evans turns down Kingston’s offer to align with him.
Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Liv Morgan)
Raquel shoulder checks Vaquer in the corner. She runs over Vaquer with another shoulder. Vaquer rolls up Raquel for a two count. Raquel knocks Vaquer down with a lariat. Vaquer answers with a leg drop and a dropkick. Vaquer lands a knee across Raquel’s throat. Raquel launches Vaquer into the ring post.
Back from break, Morgan talks trash to Vaquer. Vaquer leaps off the top with a crossbody. She follows with a dragon screw and a Meteora in the corner. Raquel delivers a vertical suplex. Vaquer dodges a corkscrew splash from Raquel, then nails her with the Devil’s Kiss. A distraction from Morgan allows Raquel to boot Vaquer in the face. IYO SKY charges down and stares down Morgan. Raquel launches SKY across the announce table. Vaquer drops Raquel with a crossbody off the apron. Vaquer tosses Morgan into the timekeeper’s area. The action returns to the ring, with Raquel delivering a spinning slam. Vaquer counters the Tejana Bomb with a roll-up for the win.
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer
We Hear From Roman Reigns & CM Punk
Reigns comes down to the ring. He tells San Antonio to acknowledge him. Reigns invites Punk to come out to handle business with him. Punk takes his time getting into the ring. Punk calls out Reigns for using his government name like it’s supposed to be an insult. Punk says he’d try to insult Reigns with his own real name but he doesn’t obsess over him. Punk references Samoa Joe. Reigns suggests Punk call Joe so he will remind Punk who The Tribal Chief is.
Punk says the only thing Reigns’ family is going to do is high-five him. Punk adds that he’s surprised that Reigns hasn’t swung at him yet. Reigns says he’s on everyone’s minds all the time, while Punk will just say anything. Reigns points out that Punk hasn’t main evented anything this year. Punks says he was calling for Reigns last week but he was too chicken to show up and he sent The Usos instead. Punk didn’t want The Usos to get caught in the crosshairs, but he deserved what he got from them last week. Punk claims it was the right message, wrong messenger. Punk asks who the real Tribal Chief is.
Reigns questions the people for cheering for Punk. Reigns claims that Punk repeats the same stuff over and over. Reigns suggests that Punk ask what the top players, like his wife, do. Reigns tells Punk not to waste his time. Reigns goes to exit the ring, but Punk blocks him. Punk says it is his show so he will tell Reigns when he can come and go. Punk says he’s in Reigns’ head. He then promises to drop Reigns with a GTS and pin him at WrestleMania. Reigns calls Punk delusional. He asserts that Punk can’t faze him because he is the most successful superstar ever. Reigns adds that Punk can talk, but he can’t do the walking. Reigns says Punk can’t do anything Reigns can do because he’s old. Punk clocks Reigns in the face. WWE officials run down to stop things from escalating. Reigns laughs as he reaches his feet. Reigns tells the camera that Punk snaps when he hears one thing he doesn’t like.