WWE’s tour through Europe rages on as the build up to WrestleMania 41 is heating up.
Raw last week in Belgium featured John Cena’s return and he addressed the shocking turn he had at the 2025 Elimination Chamber. His WrestleMania opponent, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, faced him and delivered a strong message to his now enemy. The two big-time stars met again in the ring, and it got much more intense this time around.
Other action that took place included both the men’s and women’s Intercontinental Championship on the line, CM Punk on the mic and Jey Uso partnering up with a familiar ally to face A-Town Down Under.
With WWE still in Europe, this week’s episode aired live earlier than usual, so here’s what happened on WWE Raw Monday:
Intercontinental Championship match: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Penta
The match quickly went outside of the ring with Breakker delivering a flying clothesline to the challenger onto the announcer’s table, and as the two stars were on the floor, Dominik Mysterio and Carlito emerged to possibly get involved.
Breakker had control for a while before Penta was able to land some strikes. It lasted for a few seconds until Breakker recovered with powerful shots against Penta. A hurricanrana off the top turnbuckle was the pivotal move to finally give Penta momentum. He had a Mexican Destroyer executed and went for the pin, which wasn’t successful.
Penta had some words for Mysterio and when he looked back, Breakker was back and ready to strike. He took Penta up for a Frankensteiner, and as he set up the spear, Mysterio and Carlito got involved. Carlito was the victim of the spear but Mysterio did a sneak attack on Breakker, ending the match in disqualification. Finn Balor then emerged and used a steel chair to attack Breakker.
Mysterio offered the chair to Penta to hit Breakker, but Penta wouldn’t do it. He threw the chair at Mysterio and used it for a powerful super kick. A frustrated Balor then attacked both Penta and Breakker, and The Judgement Day stood tall as the show came to a close.
CM Punk speaks
Now with a match against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins at WrestleMania, Punk said the match isn’t what he was striving for but it will just be business. Clearly, both people have issues with him and he said there will be a contract signing for the match on Friday at SmackDown. He looked in the camera and reminded the audience that neither Reigns or Rollins haven’t beaten him without the help of each other.
Punk said he brought Reigns and Rollins to WWE and he will be the one to take them out of the company.
Dragon Lee vs. El Grande Americano
Raw’s ‘newest’ luchador made his in-ring debut and surely looked to display the same moveset as Chad Gable, using technical skills to get ahead of Lee.
The LWO member didn’t go down easy and both stars put on an impressive display of athleticism. However, things got wild when El Grande Americano pulled the mask off Lee. Obviously, he shielded his face and El Grande Americano went for the ankle lock. Lee quickly tapped out and El Grande Americano got his first official victory in WWE.
Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley face off
The contract for the WrestleMania 41 Women’s World Championship match was signed by all three people last week, putting the situation in limbo. All three stars emerged, and Raw general manager Adam Pearce announced that Ripley would get her rematch against Sky next Monday, and the winner will face Belair at WrestleMania.
Pearce left and all of the stars attacked each other, and it ended up with Belair standing alone in the ring.
Later in the night, Pearce revealed Belair will be the special guest referee for next Monday’s match.
Jimmy Uso slaps Gunther
After challenging Gunther to a match at next week, ‘Big Jim’ delivered a loud slap to the World Heavyweight Champion.
Women’s Intercontinental Championship match: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Rodriguez had a clear size advantage on the champion and her approach out of the gate was to use her strength while Valkyria tried to get the challenger on the ground. Valkyria tried a jump off the top turnbuckle and was met with a powerful kick from Rodriguez that sent her quickly to the mat.
The challenger took control from there and Valkyria tried several things to get out of the disadvantage, including a flying leg drop, but Rodriguez was quick to regain composure. Valkyria appeared to have a quick pin to victory, but Liv Morgan was ringside and put her tag team partners leg on the rope. Rodriguez recovered and tried a Tejana Bomb, but Valkyria rolled her up and got the victory to retain her title.
Frustrated, Morgan and Rodriguez attacked Valkyria afterward, but Bayley came out to save the champion and stop the attack.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller)
Jey Uso did quick work against Theory and he did the same the Waller before he tagged in his brother. Jimmy Uso then went flying out of the ring to take down both opponents. Waller got in some hits but a sneak tag from Theory allowed him to get a big blow to Jimmy Uso and get on offense.
Both Uso brothers dealt with a 2-on-1 advantage for their opponents, and countered it with their own special combination that made them one of the best tag teams in recent memory. Jimmy Uso threw Theory up in the air and Jey Uso speared him. But it wouldn’t be all, as the tag team brought back their signature 1D finisher on Theory and got the pin for the victory.
Afterward, Gunther came out and attacked his WrestleMania 41 opponent. Luckily Jimmy Uso scared the World Heavyweight Champion away and the brothers were able to continue their celebration.
Jey Uso’s mystery tag partner
Jey Uso’s tag team partner is a very familiar one. Jimmy Uso joins his brother for tag team action.
Cody Rhodes emerges
After hearing Cena’s bold claim, the current champion made his way to the ring. Rhodes said if Cena wants to ruin wrestling, he’d have to take the title away from him. He figured he gave his challenger another opportunity to reflect on his recent actions, but Rhodes realized Cena was sincere and that was a mistake.
Rhodes challenged Cena to take the title away from him as he readied to fight. Cena thought about it, but left the ring with a smirk on his face. A frustrated Rhodes called Cena back, but he didn’t give in. Rhodes said he needs Cena to see him as he is now the ‘champ.’
John Cena speaks
The 16-time WWE champion heard several expletive chants from the crowd as he once again reminded fans why it’s so easy to hate on them. He said people don’t know anything about him and everyone in the crowd has sad life. They were experiments to Cena, and he recalled one in particular in 2005 when he introduced the WWE Championship spinner belt. When he received backlash for it, he said he learned how to change the business.
‘I am going to ruin wrestling for every fan, for every wrestler, for everyone,’ he said.
Winning the WWE Championship would make him a record 17-time title holder, and he said when he wins it at WrestleMania 41, he’s taking it to retirement with him, therefore as the last true champion of the company.
John Cena makes entrance
This week’s episode begins with the same man that started last week.
John Cena’s music hit the OVO Hydro speakers and the crowd instantly started to boo. The ‘John Cena sucks’ chant emerged and the 16-time champion looked around the arena as he made his way to the ring.
What time is WWE Raw today?
WWE Raw on March 24 begins at 4 p.m. ET.
Where is WWE Raw today?
WWE Raw will be taking place at OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
How to watch Monday Night Raw
Monday Night Raw is available only on Netflix. Viewers will need a Netflix subscription to watch the event, and it’s available at no additional cost. Fans with any Netflix subscription tier will be able to watch.
Monday Night Raw match card, scheduled events
- Cody Rhodes and John Cena meet face-to-face
- Intercontinental Championship match: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Penta
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship match: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez
- Jey Uso and mystery partner vs. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller
- CM Punk speaks