WWE Raw on Netflix Debut Results - January 6th, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA

RAW on Netflix opens with Superstars entering the arena. Seth Rollins, CM Punk, The Judgement Day and Rhea Ripley are all shown arriving at the arena.

A video is shown on the jumbo tron highlighting the story of Pro Wrestling showcasing clips from WWE's past and present. The projector for the jumbo tron falls around the ring, revealing Triple H - who is in the center of the ring. Triple H welcomes the sold out arena to the first RAW of 2025 and the first RAW on Netflix. Triple H says the entire world is watching and to show the world who they are and to tell the world that this is the WWE and that the WWE Universe is louder than anything they've seen before. He asks if we're ready and then welcomes us to Monday Night RAW and the Netflix era. Fireworks and pyro go off and RAW on Netflix has begun!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's music hits and The Rock stands in the entry way and poses for the crowd with the People's Championship Belt. He gives the belt to his daughters who are sitting in the front row. The Rock gets on the mic and says years ago when The Rock was a pebble, he used to travel the roads with his dad and the only way to watch the WWE was to buy a ticket or watch it on Saturday morning, unlike now which is a different story. You can still buy a ticket but you can now watch it on Netflix whenever you want. The Rock rattles off his catchphrases and says he wants to give out a shout out to the Netflix guys who are in attendance and he gives a shout-out to Cody Rhodes for carrying the WWE for a year. Rhodes is shown in the audience who thanks The Rock. He tells Rhodes to tell Mama Rhodes he says hello. He also acknowledges his cousin, Roman Reigns - and OTC chants scream through the arena. The Rock says Reigns is the Tribal Chief and the Original Tribal Chief. He says the world is watching so let's get the show on the road...

Match 1 -Tribal Combat Rules Match: Solo Sikoa -vs- Roman Reigns w/Paul Heyman

The bell rings and both men circle each other before locking up. They stay locked up until Reigns dumps Sikoa out of the ring, and then they lock up outside. The men push each other into the barricade, the ring apron and the ring post. Sikoa slams Reigns' head against the announce desk and throws him back in the ring. Sikoa takes down Reigns with a clothesline and nails Reigns with a few headbutts. Reigns fires back with a clothesline and a flying elbow sending Sikoa to the corner. Reigns punches out Sikoa in the corner. Sikoa nails Reigns with a punch and Reigns boots Sikoa out of the ring. Reigns goes out to beat on Sikoa, but Sikoa hits a Spinning Solo onto the announce desk. Sikoa hits Reigns with a monitor sending Reigns to the ground. Sikoa takes apart the steel steps and slams the first set of steps into Reigns' face. Reigns gets assaulted outside the ring, Sikoa slams his head repeatedly into the barricade. Reigns fights back with punches and slams Sikoa into the barricade. Sikoa fires back slamming Reigns into the ring post and tells him Reigns he looks stupid. Reigns is thrown back into the ring. Reigns is able to punch Sikoa after he gets in the ring, and Sikoa drops Reigns in the middle of the ring with an elbow. Sikoa gets a couple of chairs out from under the ring and hits Reigns in the midsection and slams the chair over Reigns' back. He continues to beat Reigns in the middle of the ring with the chair. Sikoa sets up Reigns in the corner and delivers some right hands to Reigns.

Sikoa sets up the chair over Reigns' neck in the corner and runs at him. Reigns moves out of the way and Sikoa crashes into the turnbuckle. Reigns picks up the chair and starts beating Sikoa with the chair. Reigns now slams Sikoa's head into the chair and as Sikoa lays on one chair, Reigns picks up the second chair and tries to slam it onto Sikoa. Sikoa low blows Reigns and hits a Spinning Solo onto the chairs and covers for a near fall. Sikoa slams Reigns' head against the mat and picks up the second chair. Instead of using it he throws it down and heads outside the ring and pulls a table out from under the ring. Reigns comes out of nowhere and drop kicks Sikoa outside the ring. Reigns throws the table into the ring and sets it up in the middle of the ring. Reigns goes to pull Sikoa into the ring, and Sikoa nails Reigns in the head with a kendo stick. Sikoa wails on Reigns with the kendo stick.

Sikoa wails on Reigns with the kendo stick. Sikoa chokes out Reigns in the corner with the kendo stick and Reigns powers out and powerbombs Sikoa through the table and covers Sikoa and before the ref can count to three, Tama Tonga pulls the ref out of the ring breaking the pin. Jacob Fatu enters the ring and smokes Reigns in the face and slams him into the mat. Fatu hits his moonsault on Reigns and Sikoa then hits his Samoan Spike and covers Reigns and Reigns kicks out at two. Sikoa, Fatu and Tonga corner the ref and Sikoa spikes the ref. Sami Zayn, and Jimmy Uso come out and fight off Fatu and Tonga. They get in the ring, and Jimmy superkicks Sikoa and Zayn delivers a Helluva kick and Reigns spears Sikoa. There is no ref to count the pin and by the time a ref gets there, Sikoa kicks out of the pin.

Uso and Zayn suicide dive onto Tonga and Fatu, and Kevin Owens runs in and spears Reigns and Sikoa covers Reigns and Reigns kicks out. Owens sets Reigns up for the cradle piledriver but Cody Rhodes comes down to neutralize Owens. Rhodes hits The Cody Cutter on Owens and they fight into the crowd. Back in the ring, Reigns dodges a spike and spears Sikoa. Sikoa makes his way to his feet and is hit with another spear. Reigns covers Sikoa for the win.

Winner: Roman Reigns

After the match, Paul Heyman presents the Ula Fala to Roman Reigns. As this is happening, The Rock comes out to the ring. The Rock takes the Ula Fala from Paul Heyman and places it around Reigns' neck. Reigns and The Rock stare at each other in the middle of the ring as Paul Heyman looks on. The Rock removes his sunglasses and puts his hand out and shake hands and hug. Reigns stands in the ring, and poses as Heyman and The Rock look on.

Backstage, we see CM Punk stretching backstage for his upcoming match.

Jackie Redmond catches up with The New Day. Woods gets on the mic but gives it Kingston after getting boo'd. Kingston asks everyone to quiet down and says they were supposed to have a match tonight but they told Triple H that Los Angeles doesn't deserve to see them wrestle. Woods says they have bad tastes and talks trash about Kendrick Lamar and says Drake won the beef and it's 2025 and the truth gets boo'd. Woods says they're blessed to have The New Day talk to them and Jackie Redmond takes the mic away from them.

We see celebrities and some WWE wrestlers sitting in the audience watching and some celebrating up in a skybox with drinks and food.

John Cena runs down to the the ring. He gets on the mic and says tonight is different and talks about LA showing up. Cena tells us this is the first time RAW is playing simultaneously all over the world. Cena tells the crowd that they're being seen all around the world and to make some noise. He thanks Netflix for showing the world the experience of Monday Night RAW and then thanks RAW for allowing him the honour to stand in a WWE ring for the last time. He says LA is the best place to start his farewell tour as LA has given him the opportunity to perform and he humbling says thank you. He says this year is about making moments, and everyone is asking who he will face at Wrestlemania.

John Cena runs down to the the ring. He gets on the mic and says tonight is different and talks about LA showing up. Cena tells us this is the first time RAW is playing simultaneously all over the world. Cena tells the crowd that they're being seen all around the world and to make some noise. He thanks Netflix for showing the world the experience of Monday Night RAW and then thanks RAW for allowing him the honour to stand in a WWE ring for the last time. He says LA is the best place to start his farewell tour as LA has given him the opportunity to perform and he humbling says thank you. He says this year is about making moments, and everyone is asking who he will face at Wrestlemania.

He lists names like Gunther, Logan Paul, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes and then asks when he will become the record breaking 17 time world champion. He wants to be honest with everyone and he doesn't see this happening. He says it's been 2446 days since he won his last match and his time is up and it's their time now. He says he has a better chance of winning an Oscar over - he'd have to win the Royal Rumble or MiTB or Elimination Chamber for that to happen. He says it's a crazy idea but maybe he can win the Royal Rumble. He says he should be in the Rumble and it's the best way to say thank you to everyone by winning the Rumble.

After the match Dominik Mysterio enters the ring and puts his arms out to hug and reconcile with Rhea Ripley. Ripley kicks him in the nuts and slams down Dom with a Riptide.

As Ripley is celebrating we here the gong ring around the arena. The Undertaker rides his motorcycle down to the ring as The American Badass. He makes a lap around the ring and then rides back to Ripley and they celebrate, high five and Taker drives away.

Cathy Kelley is backstage waiting to talk to Adam Pearce who is chatting with Bayley. American Made interrupts Kelley's interview with Pearce and Gable says he has other people to beat and he wants the best Luchador to fight next week and Pearce says he has the perfect person.

Jackie Redmond catches up with The Miz to get his opinions on John Cena's farewell tour. He says Cena has been in the Royal Rumble again. Karrion Kross and Scarlet approach Miz and say they still have to take out The Wyatt Sicks. Miz first says no and Kross tricks him into saying yes.

Match 3: Jey Uso -vs- Drew McIntyre

Before we get the bell, Uso kicks McIntyre outside the ring and tries to suicide dive onto McIntyre who catches Uso and slams him outside the ring. McIntyre chops Uso and rolls him back in the ring. The bell now rings and Uso dodges a Claymore and starts to beat on McIntyre in the corner. Uso gets kicked in the gut by McIntyre and McIntyre punches Uso in the face. McIntyre and Uso trade punches and chops and McIntyre punches Uso in the corner. McIntyre climbs the ropes and punches Uso and Uso comes out of the corner and slams down McIntyre with a sitout powerbomb. Uso punches and kicks McIntyre in the center of the ring and then slams into him in the corner. Uso hits a high cross body and covers McIntyre for a two count. McIntyre hits a neckbreaker on Uso and sets up for The Claymore but runs into a superkick. Uso covers for a near fall. Uso gets on the top rope for the Uso Splash but McIntyre gets his knees up and hits a spinebuster on Uso and covers for two. McIntyre hits a sit out powerbomb and covers for a near fall. McIntyre punches Uso in the middle of the ring and Uso comes back with punches of his own.

McIntyre hits The Futureshock DDT and covers Uso for a two count. McIntyre goes for The Claymore and runs into a spear by Uso who covers for a two count. Uso connects with two kicks to McIntyre's face and McIntyre kicks him back. McIntyre smokes Uso with a Claymore kick and McIntyre covers for a two count. McIntyre mounts Uso and punches him out and slams his head into the mat. McIntyre chops Uso in the corner and pummels Uso with the Glascow Kiss. McIntyre tries for another Claymore and Uso collapses in the ring. McIntyre taunts the crowd and crouches in the corner waiting for Uso to get up. McIntyre goes for The Claymore and Uso dodges it and rolls up McIntyre for the win.

Winner: Jey Uso

Jackie Redmond catches up with Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest. Ripley says Morgan took everything from her and she continued to take more from Ripley. Ripley says the one time Morgan didn't have help, Mami won. Priest talks about his match against Balor next week. He says next week this beef comes to an end in a street fight next week on RAW.

Hulk Hogan's music hits and he makes his way out with Jimmy Hart to mixed reactions. He says he's been in the industry for 40+ years. He talks about his tag team partners and says the WWE Universe is his best partner and then plugs his Real American Beer. He talks about the best partnership which is RAW and Netflix.

Match 4: Seth Rollins -vs- CM Punk

The bell rings and both men stand in their corners and take in the crowd. The men charge each other and start punching each other out. Punk clotheslines Rollins out of the ring and tries to jump out on him but Rollins runs into the ring and suicide dives onto Punk. Rollins takes apart of the announce table and slams Punk into the barricade. Punk flips Rollins over the barricade and jumps on to him and both men now trade punches in the crowd. Back at ringside, Rollins comes off the barricade but Punk punches him in the gut. Rollins is thrown back in the ring and goes for the GTS but Rollins fights out of it. Rollins punches out Punk on the mat and the ref breaks it up. Rollins boots Punk in the corner.

Rollins argues with the ref allowing Punk to kick him and Punk gets Rollins on the top rope and hits a top rope swinging neck breaker on Rollins. Rollins rolls out of the ring and Punk kicks him on the apron. Outside the ring, Punk delivers some right hands to Rollins. Back in the ring, Rollins chops on Punk and Punk fires back with punches and chops to Rollins.

Punk boots Rollins in the corner and tries to single out his surgically repaired leg. Rollins unloads chops on Punk and sends Punk face first into the turnbuckle. Rollins headbutts Punk and punches him and Punk comes back with chops. Rollins continues to hammer away on Punk and Punk runs knee first into the ring post.

Rollins elbows Punk in the corner and slaps him around a bit. Punk runs at Rollins hits two running high knees to Rollins. Rollins is taken down with clotheslines and a swinging neckbreaker. Punk hits a neckbreaker on the ropes and sends Rollins out of the ring. Punk flies over the top rope and takes out Rollins outside the ring.

Punk climbs the ropes and hits a cross body on Rollins who rolls through and gets Punk on his shoulders and hits GTS on Punk who rolls out of the ring. Rollins leaves the ring too and kicks Punk outside the ring. Rollins rolls Punk into the ring, and as he gets in Punk stomps on Rollins' head and covers for a two count. Punk goes for the GTS and Rollins counters and hits GTS on Punk and covers for a near fall. Rollins goes for the curb stomp and Punk rolls out of the way. Rollins throws Punk onto the announce table and pedigrees Punk on the announce table. Rollins throws Punk in the ring and hits another Pedigree and covers Punk who kicks out.

Punk and Rollins trade punches in the ring again, and Rollins goes for a neckbreaker and Punk counters. Rollins hits Punk with a turnbuckle bomb and stomps Punk and covers him. Punk gets his foot on the ropes breaking the pin. Rollins places Punk on the top rope and Punk slaps Rollins who crashes to the mat. Rollins hits a superplex and tries for a falcon arrow but Punk hits a GTS and then its a second one and covers Rollins for the win.
Winner: CM Punk

Punk celebrates in the ring as the credits roll and the show goes off the air!

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