WWE Raw live results: Wrestlepalooza go-home show

Date: September 15, 2025
Location: MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA

The Big Takeaway —

Wrestlepalooza is Saturday.

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Show Recap —

Penta (wearing his mask but no makeup underneath), Stephanie Vaquer, El Grande Americano, and Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed were shown arriving. (Itâ€s a little weird that they show Penta without his face paint for the sake of this gimmick of showing people arriving at the arena.)Â

There was a recap of Jey Uso spearing LA Knight as Raw concluded last week.Â

Back to the live show, Knight shoved Jey Uso as he arrived with Jimmy Uso. Adam Pearce and some officials quickly broke it up, and he demanded they see him in his office or their paychecks would be missing zeros.

Despite some stars actively on the screen, the crowd was already chanting for John Cena, who is scheduled to open the show.

Joe Tessitore and Corey Graves are tonight’s announcers.

John Cena kicks off Raw

Cena was happy to be back on Raw and in Springfield, Massachusetts. Cena informed the younger fans in the crowd that he played football up the street at Springfield College. He told the older fans he was an offensive lineman, which is why they probably didnâ€t know this.

Being an OL meant you never got your name in the paper, you got your ass kicked, and you showed up the next day prepared to get your ass kicked again. Springfield College prepared him for life in WWE.

Cena said he had friends and family in the building tonight, and he wished his niece a happy birthday because she couldnâ€t be here tonight. He acknowledged that there was no stage because the arena was packed.

He enjoyed these moments with the fans and wanted to while he could, because he had a tall hill to climb. His intro called him the last real champion, but Brock Lesnar wanted to end the last real champion.

He called Lesnar intimidating, “controversial,†and nearly invisible. Fans chanted, “F—k you, Lesnar.â€

Cena said Lesnar returned to WWE once again and again targeted him. Cena could have used his influence to turn down a match with Lesnar. Saying ‘no†was safe, especially with only six appearances left. The crowd chanted, “Whoop his ass,†and “Thank you, Cena.â€

As the fans chanted, Cena said they were the reason he said ‘yesâ€. He wasthe last real champion. He didnâ€t fight his battles backstage, he fought them in the ring. Being the last real champion wasnâ€t about holding a belt or fighting in the main event. The last real champion didnâ€t take their ball and go home. They fought with hustle, loyalty and respect.Â

Cena admitted he was afraid of Lesnar and could fail—but he would never back down. We would take the fight to the beast because thatâ€s what we did. On the history-making Wrestlepalooza on ESPN, it would be the final showdown between two generational titans.

Cena didnâ€t care how many suplexes Lesnar had in Suplex City. He has taken Lesnarâ€s best shot for 20 years. His jorts were stronger than Lesnarâ€s jeans. On Saturday, Cena was ready for war.

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Pearce met with Jey and Knight. After some arguing, Pearce agreed to Knightâ€s request to fight the Brons tonight, but said he needed to pick a partner. Knight looked Jey in the eye and said his partner would be Jimmy. Jey didnâ€t like that, but there was nothing he could do.

Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez (w/Raquel Rodriguez)

Rodriguez tripped Valkyria from outside the ring, so the referee tossed her from ringside. Perez applied a cradle, but the referee missed it because she was still arguing with Rodriguez. After she left, Perez yanked Valkyria off the top turnbuckle to take control.

(The match started as soon as they returned from a break, so they were actually able to wrestle for about four minutes instead of the usual 90 seconds before going to break.)

There were chants for both women during the break. Perez cut off Valkyriaâ€s comeback and hit a double knee drop for two. Perez applied a crossface, but Valkyria powered to her feet and hit Nightwing for the pinfall win.

— Rodriguez attacked Valkyria from behind after the match, and Perez gave her a Pop Rox. Bayleyran out to make the save. She wiped out Rodriguez and gave Perez a Bayley-to-belly.

The crowd was happy to see Bayley, who was full babyface—at least at first. She suddenly had a stern demeanour as she stared at Valkyria, but she snapped out of it and turned into hugger Bayley. She smiled and excitedly hugged Tessitore, Graves, Alicia Taylor, and a bunch of fans. (So, Bayley will indeed be doing a split-personality gimmick.)

Valkyria was nonplussed.

Match result: Lyra Valkyria defeated Roxanne Perez (9:06)

This match was just there to get Valkyria a win after losing to Rodriguez last week and set up Bayleyâ€s return.

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Pearce met with Iyo Sky and Stephanie Vaquer backstage. He made their world title match official for Wrestlepalooza. They wished each other luck.

Asuka and Kairi Sane barged in. Asuka got in Vaquerâ€s face and told her she wasnâ€t ready for Sky. Vaquer told her to get out of her face, so Asuka told Vaquer she would face Sane tonight. Sane was surprised to hear this, but she was ready. Pearce made it official. Asuka giggled as she left, before calling for Sane to join her. (Asuka is so good in this role.)

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Knight met with Jimmy Uso. Jimmy didnâ€t think it was a good idea for them to team up. Knight said he could trust Jimmy after he helped him last week. Jimmy said Knight put him in a tough spot and politely declined being his partner. Knight left.

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Theyâ€ve removed the commercial break countdown timer, at least for this week. I wasnâ€t sure if they were in a commercial break or not, but I realized they were because New Day cut a promo.

Xavier Woods and Grayson Waller wanted the Mexican Destroyer banned. Kofi Kingston said his home state should be cheering him, but he understood because his part of the state had much more money than this piss-hole city. Kingston called Pearce a tyrant and told the fans they should thank God for him.

Penta vs. Kofi Kingston (w/Xavier Woods & Grayson Waller)

Kingston took control thanks to a distraction about a minute into the match, and they went to break. Kingston cut off Pentaâ€s comeback attempt after the break with an SOS. They traded strikes until Penta hit an enziguri. (Woods made cracks to the fans about Shelbyville because they were in Springfield.)

Penta set up for the Canadian Destroyer, but Woods distracted the referee. Penta superkicked Waller before he could interfere and chased Woods off the apron. Penta then hit Kingston with a springboard Destroyer for the pinfall win.

Match result: Penta defeated Kofi Kingston (7:30)

This was an ordinary match until the finish, which looked awesome. Penta gets his win back over Kingston, who beat him three weeks ago.

This was the second straight match with a distraction, and this is now seven straight going back to last week.

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Jimmy approached Jey as Jey was leaving a voicemail for someone on the phone. Jey didnâ€t tell him who it was. They had a disagreement after Jey told Jimmy he had to turn down Knight tonight. Jimmy said he already turned down Knight, but he also didnâ€t like the way Jey was bossing him around as if he had the Ula Fala around his neck. Jimmy stormed off.Â

After a break, Jimmy told Knight he would be his partner tonight. Knight was glad to hear it.

There was a clip of Jey Uso throwing out the first pitch at yesterdayâ€s Boston Red Sox game.

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AJ Lee & CM Punk go face-to-face with Becky Lynch & Seth RollinsÂ

Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch entered first (Rollins†music played first, followed by Lynchâ€s). Rollins took his time introducing himself and Lynch. Rollins introduced her the way he introduces himself, including calling her “Becky freakin†Lynch.â€

AJ Lee and CM Punk entered to Leeâ€s music. Punk introduced himself as Leeâ€s husband. He didnâ€t plan on wasting time (like Rollins) with a long-winded introduction explaining who she was. (The fans chanted for Punk at first, so he made sure to feed them a line to get them to chant for Lee as well.)

Punk referred to Lynch and Rollins as goofs (based on their matching leather outfits) and said they must share the same closet. They also came out to two annoying songs, but Punk gladly put Cult of Personality on the shelf so they could enter to Leeâ€s Letâ€s Light it Up (patting himself on the back).

Rollins actually wanted to give Punk some credit because Lee was the best decision he ever made—in his personal life. (After some “Shut the f—k up†chants, the crowd chanted, “No one likes you.â€) However, inserting Lee into this was something he would regret for the rest of his days.

Lee said the regret would be Rollinsâ€. She wouldnâ€t even be here if he hadnâ€t used his wife as a human shield.

Lynch said nobody expected Lee to come back, and she couldnâ€t believe how irresponsible Punk was. She said Punk only cared about three things: himself, Rollins†title, and AJ.Â

Lynch read Leeâ€s book and said she might have healed mentally, but she wondered how she felt physically. Lynch asked how her neck was doing and asked how Punk would feel when she pummeled Leeâ€s face in. Lynch called Lee a liability, not an asset.

Lee thanked Lynch for reading her book and said she didnâ€t read Lynchâ€s. (The crowd sang Leeâ€s name.) Lee admitted she didnâ€t know how her neck would hold up on Saturday. Lee also said she won two titles on that same neck. (Lee made a comment about Lynch looking constipated, so the fans chanted for that, too.)

She didnâ€t know what she was going to do on Saturday. Sheâ€s been known to make rash decisions. She was a Puerto Rican girl from New Jersey—sometimes you had to shank a chick. Rollins liked to have a plan, but Lee warned them that they canâ€t plan for what they canâ€t predict.

Rollins laughed at the idea that he couldnâ€t handle Lee. He called her a little girl. He may not be able to predict her, but he could read Punk like a book. Rollins warned Lee that Punk had a habit of leaving things when he was let down. Lee better hope to God that Punk doesnâ€t leave her, too.

Lee slapped Rollins. Rollins said he wouldnâ€t put his hands on a lady, but knew someone who would. Lynch was not on board with this right now, so they argued. Punk and Lee looked on, amused. Lynch and Rollins argued until Lynch stormed off.

It was all part of the plan, of course, and Punk fell for it. Punk went after Rollins, who escaped the ring. That left Lee alone, so Lynch caught her from behind and hit a Man-handle Slam.

Punk tended to Lee as he stared down Lynch. Lynch slapped him and left with Rollins. The heels held their belts up high as Punk checked on Lee.

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There was a recap of Dominik Mysterio winning the AAA Mega Championship. Byron Saxton interviewed Dom and asked him about El Grande Americano. Dom responded, “Donâ€t worry about it, sweetheart,†and called himself the Mega Intercontinental Champion.

The interview was cut short by a nearby commotion. New Day laid out Penta, and the War Raiders chased them off.

El Grande Americano (Ludwig Kaiser) vs. Dragon Lee

There was a cool sequence early on where Dragon Lee used a leaping hurricanrana over the top rope to send El Grande Americano off the apron. Dragon Lee followed with a flip dive, sending both men into the announce table.

Americano took over during a break. (He tied Dragon Leeâ€s mask to the rope during the break, which Kingston also did to Penta during the earlier match.) Lee hit Liger Bomb for two and a double foot stomp off the top rope for two.

The distraction/interference streak continued because a mystery masked man attacked Lee. Americano hit a leaping blockbuster for a nearfall.

AJ Styles marched out to even the odds. The masked man (Pete Dunne) tried to hide under the ring, but Tessitore pointed him out. Styles chucked him over the barricade.

Styles stood by the timekeeperâ€s area but was attacked by a thirdmasked person. The third person distracted the referee while masked Dunne shoved Dragon Lee off the top rope. Kaiser applied a deep submission, and Lee tapped out.Â

— The three masked men did the Spider-Man meme pose outside the ring.

Match result: El Grande Americano defeated Dragon Lee (10:12)

Three matches on Raw, three distractions. Thatâ€s eight straight going back to last week.

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Valkyria approached Bayleyâ€s locker room door but stopped upon hearing an argument. Bayleyâ€s personalities were arguing with each other until there was a loud bang against the door. Valkyria hesitantly entered the room, and Bayley sat calmly on a sofa. Bayley told her off for entering without knocking and called her an idiot. Bayley stormed off.

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Rhea Ripley (who got a huge pop) approached Vaquer to wish her luck and tell her that sheâ€d be ready for the winner.

Stephanie Vaquer vs. Kairi Sane (w/Asuka)

The crowd was relatively quiet until Vaquer set up for Devilâ€s Kiss, but Sane countered it into a roll up for two. Sane followed with a DDT and went to the top, but Vaquer followed her there. A battle on the ropes led to Sane hitting a double foot stomp (the same one we saw in the last match) for two. Sane hit consecutive spinning back fists, but Vaquer came back with a headbutt and a dragon screw.Â

Sane rolled outside the ring into the arms of Asuka, so Vaquer wiped them out with a dive off the top. Back in the ring, Vaquer hit Sane with Devilâ€s Kiss and SVB for a nice, clean pinfall win.

— Asuka hit the apron and got in Vaquerâ€s face, but Sky ran out to get between them before anything could happen. Sky settled Asuka down until she left.

Sky and Vaquer faced off and shook hands ahead of their title match on Saturday.

Match result: Stephanie Vaquer defeated Kairi Sane (11:57)

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There was a video package for Breakker and Reed.

A red-hot Asuka confronted Sky as Sane tried holding her back. Asuka wanted to ensure Sky became champion, but Sky wanted to do it on her own. Asuka continued screaming in Japanese. She seemed to agree to Skyâ€s request, but she was pissed.

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The announcers ran down the Wrestlepalooza card and let us know how we can watch.

• John Cena vs. Brock LesnarÂ
• CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. World Champion Seth Rollins & Womenâ€s IC Champion Becky Lynch (mixed tag match)Â
• IYO SKY vs. Stephanie Vaquer for the vacant Womenâ€s World ChampionshipÂ
• Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE ChampionshipÂ
• The Usos vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson ReedÂ

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The Judgment Day met backstage. They toasted champagne to congratulate Dom on his title win. (Finn Bálorâ€s glass was all head, poured poorly by JD McDonagh. Bálor didnâ€t seem to appreciate that.)

Bálor was still unhappy with Dom about the El Grande Americano situation. He fired up at Dom until McDonagh calmed him down. McDonagh asked Dom what Americano wanted from him.Â

Dom didnâ€t think it was a big deal that Americano would simply want the respect of the greatest Mysterio ever. Bálor told him that he shouldnâ€t expect their help next time. Bálor and McDonagh left together.

Rusev approached Dom. Rusev got in his face and told him he was the next IC champion. Rusev smiled and told him to enjoy his party.

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LA Knight & Jimmy Uso vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson ReedÂ

Knight and Jimmy worked well together early on and had control until Reed headbutting Jimmy gave the heels control during a break. The crowd chanted for Jimmy, who was cut down by a Breakker suplex. Jimmy avoided Reedâ€s senton and made the hot tag to Knight.

Knight gave Breakker a neckbreaker, but turning his attention to Reed allowed Breakker to cut him off with a knee strike. Reed tagged in, but Knight avoided a Jagged Edge (DVD) and hit a reverse DDT and elbow drop. Jimmy tagged himself in and hit an Uso splash, but Breakker broke up the cover.

Knight clotheslined Breakker out of the ring, and Jimmy hit Reed with a suicide dive. Jimmy went for another, but Reed caught him with a forearm. Knight attacked Reed and sent him back into the ring. Jimmy hit Reed with a superkick and spear. As Jimmy went to the top, Breakker ran over Knight with a leaping shoulder tackle.

Breakker went after Jimmy, but Jimmy kicked him off the apron. The distraction allowed Reed to hit Jimmy with Jagged Edge for the pinfall win.Â

— Breakker speared Jimmy after the match, so Jey ran out to make the save. Jey attacked both Brons with a chair as the fans Yeeted.

The crowd gasped as Knight grabbed a steel chair with Jeyâ€s back turned. Jey turned around and went face-to-face with Knight. Knight dropped the chair, and Jey offered a handshake.

Knight shook his hand—then dropped him with a BFT (as payback for last week).

Match result: Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker defeated Jimmy Uso & LA Knight (12:02)

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