WWE Raw Results 4/21/25

WWE Raw Results 4/21/25
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

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Commentators: (Michael Cole & Pat McAfee)

Ring Announcer: Mark Nash

Transcription by Josh Lopez

John Cena & Randy Orton Segment 

Mark Nash: My sincerest apologies, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the greatest of all-time, that never seen 17, gracing Las Vegas with his presence for the final time, the last real World Champion, John Cena.

John Cena: Winners write history. You are not worthy. You think that on Friday, you can bully me, and then I step in a ring, with gold around my waist, and just because you cheer, I’m supposed to forgive you? Yeah, yeah, that’s not how functional relationships work. Sir, is that the way you treat your wife? No, it’s not. As a parent, is that you’re going to treat a kid? No, it’s not. That’s now how a functional relationship works. Just because you show up in a good mood, I could still tell you to go straight to hell. Every damn one of you owes me an apology, and you don’t have the courage to do it. Oh, yeah, great, make the noise, this forever been the show that you hijack after WrestleMania. You’re here for all of WrestleMania, you get the sacred ticket, so you can show up and think that you can take control, isn’t that right? Wow, you have gotten soft.

For those trying to make that out at home, that chant is, we aren’t sorry. Let me just do a quick once-over. Yep, that’s an arena full of the sorriest low lives I’ve ever seen. You are sorry. Each and every one of you are sorry. And here’s the best part, you don’t mean anything to me. I maybe an anus, but you are a group of idiots. For 25 years, you have called me so much worse,  I have taken your best shot, and always got back up, what makes you think you’re gonna be the crowd to crack me, right here, right now, huh? Go ahead, you’re nothing to me. Your noise means nothing to me. The only thing that means anything to all of our lives is that. 36 dates. I told you at the beginning of the year, 36 dates and I’m gone. Time passes, guys, time passes so quickly, we have no idea. Let’s countdown the time you’ve already lost. Netflix Premiere, Indianapolis, Toronto, Brussels, London, Glasgow, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Las Vegas. 27 dates, not matches, not matches, appearances. Yeah, yeah, you say I can’t wrestle, I don’t have to, I just have to show up and do this. When that hits zero, the professional wrestling timeline stops, cold. I am not stupid like you, I know there will be another Monday Night Raw.

I know you will decide another champion. But the title that was held by Bruno Sammartino, the title that Roman Reigns held for 1,316 days, the title taken away from me in Chicago by CM Punk, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret “The Hitman” Hart comes home with me, I am the real last Undisputed Champion of the WWE. And getting this was the hard part, the rest is a cake walk, all I have to do is playing you like the puppets you are. The best chance you guys had to saving this was Cody Rhodes. You heartless bastards, you boo him on Friday, and then you cheer him on Friday, and then you boo him on Sunday. And I say his name, and the man that we all put on our shoulders last year, because he finished his story, now disgusts you. That’s what’s wrong with this. That’s why, last night, Cody Rhodes was outshine, outclassed, outwrestled, and flat out destroyed. It’s time for you to take a bold look in the mirror, and here’s the truth, there’s no one in the WWE that has the strength, the speed, or the ruthless aggression of John Cena. But unlike you, I have a heart, and I would like to do something nice for you, right now. Get your cameras out, you’ll want to remember this moment.  Make sure to take a great picture, because the last real champion is here.

Randy Orton drops Cena with The RKO. Orton poses with the WWE Championship to close this segment.

– Fluffy, The Pat McAfee Show Cast, Gigi Dolin and Tatum Paxley are in the house tonight.

– Bayley will be out for a period of time due to a dislocated shoulder.

First Match: Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez For The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship 

Morgan attacks Becky before the bell rings. Morgan repeatedly stomps on Becky’s chest. Morgan with a Running Hip Attack. Morgan with a Running High Knee Strike. Morgan follows that with a Basement Dropkick for a two count. Morgan kicks Becky in the back. Morgan talks smack to Becky. Forearm Exchange. Becky with a Spinning Back Kick. Morgan reverses out of the irish whip from Becky. Valkyria tags herself in. Becky kicks Morgan in the face. Double Irish Whip. Double Hip Toss. Valkyria with a Basement Dropkick. Valkyria sends Morgan to the corner. Valkyria repeatedly stomps on Morgan’s chest. Valkyria delivers her combination offense. Rodriguez runs interference. Valkyria with a Flying Crossbody Block. Morgan regroups on the outside. Stereo Baseball Slide Dropkicks. Judgment Day regains control of the match during the commercial break. Rodriguez applies The Canadian BackBreaker Rack. Valkyria with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Becky and Morgan are tagged in.

Becky with two clotheslines. Becky with a leaping calf kick. Becky follows that with a flying forearm smash. Becky side steps Rodriguez into Morgan. Becky with Two Springboard Sidekicks. Becky with The Exploder Suplex for a two count. Becky goes for The Manhandle Slam, but Morgan rolls her over for a two count. Becky kicks Rodriguez off the ring apron. Morgan drops Becky with The Backstabber. Morgan goes for The Oblivion, but Becky counters with The Manhandle Slam for a two count. Morgan tags in Rodriguez. Becky decks Rodriguez with a JawBreaker. Rodriguez responds with The Big Boot. Becky blocks The Twisting Elbow Drop. Valkyria tags herself in. Rodriguez blocks The Double SuperPlex. Morgan PowerBombs Becky. Valkyria goes for The FrankenSteiner, but Rodriguez counters with The Avalanche PowerBomb for a two count.

Valkyria dropkicks Rodriguez. Standing Switch Exchange. Valkyria hits The Tornado DDT. Valkyria connects with The Night Wing for a two count. Morgan puts Rodriguez’s foot on the bottom rope. Becky with The Lou Thez Press on the floor. Becky transitions into a ground and pound attack. Morgan blocks The Manhandle Slam. Morgan drives Becky face first into the steel ring post. Valkyria with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Valkyria dives over Rodriguez. Rodriguez with The Big Boot. Rodriguez goes for The Assisted PowerBomb, but Valkyria gets her knees up in the air. Valkyria dodges The Big Boot. Valkyria denies The Oblivion. Valkyria with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Valkyria goes for The Night Wing, but Rodriguez gets in the way. Becky clocks Rodriguez in mid-air. Morgan plants Valkyria with The Oblivion to pickup the victory. After the match, Becky clotheslines Valkyria. Becky gives Valkyria a verbal lashing. Becky transitions into a ground and pound attack. Becky nails Valkyria with Three Manhandle Slams.

Winner: New WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez via Pinfall 

– We got a video recap of the Seth Rollins/CM Punk/Roman Reigns Triple Threat Match from WrestleMania Saturday.

– There’s been over 1.1 Billion Social Media Impressions during WrestleMania 41 Weekend.

The New Day, The Alpha Academy, Rusev Segment 

Kofi Kingston: We are your new WWE World Tag Team Champions.

Xavier Woods: So, get down on your knees before us, raise your hands to the sky, and scream out in unison, Thank God For The New Day.

Kofi Kingston: There is no tag team alive or dead that is better than your boys, The New Day.

Xavier Woods: You said we couldn’t beat The War Raiders.

Kofi Kingston: And we did.

– The Alpha Academy appears on the stage.

Maxxine Dupri: Hold on, hold on, did I just hear you say, The New Day is the greatest tag team ever? I mean, you might be, but the last time you faced Otis and Tozawa, they beat you in 60 sweet seconds. And now here we are at the Raw After WrestleMania in Las Vegas, Nevada. And by the sound of it, I think we would all love if you two put your money where your mouth is, and put those shiny tag team titles on the line, right here, right now.

Xavier Woods: Is that what you want Las Vegas? No, absolutely not.

Maxxine Dupri: Wait a minute, are the minute men scared?

Kofi Kingston: Ain’t no minute men here, if you want to do this right now, you got it. Get a referee out here right now.

– The lights go out in the building. Rusev has officially made his WWE return. The New Day hightails it out of the ring. Rusev clotheslines Otis. Rusev with a Leaping Body Block to Tozawa. Rusev poses for the crowd. Rusev catches Tozawa in mid-air. Rusev with The Fallaway Slam. Otis rips off his t-shirt. Rusev SuperKicks Otis. Rusev delivers The Machka Kick. Rusev repeatedly stomps on Otis back. Rusev applies The Accolade.

– We head to The Judgment Day Clubhouse. Liv & Raquel are celebrating after recapturing the Women’s Tag Team Titles for a fourth time. Dominik Mysterio says that this past weekend was the greatest of his life, especially with his deadbeat missing WrestleMania. Finn Balor walks in and he’s pissed. Liv stands up for Dom and reminds Finn about the family dynamic regardless of championships. Finn says, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Finn gives Dom a fist bump. Finn says that he’ll be out there for Dom’s match with PENTA later on tonight.

– The 2025 Survivor Series War Games PLE will take place on November 29th at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

Iyo Sky & Stephanie Vaquer Segment 

Iyo Sky: Last night was the best night of my career. I am over the moon, because I beat the best there is. That means I am the best. Rhea Ripley tried to forget me. Thank you. Bianca BelAir tried to forget me. But now, all of you never forget me. Because I am the genius of the sky. I am Iyo Sky. And I am the Women’s World Champion.

– Stephanie Vaquer makes her way down to the ring.

Stephanie Vaquer: Congratulations, Iyo. I would like to introduce myself. I am the NXT Women’s Champion, “La Primera” Stephanie Vaquer. And I want to come out here to show you respect. Iyo, you are amazing, I come out here to show you respect. You’re right, you are the best, but I want to fight with the best of the best.

Iyo Sky: You want to face me? I accept. What about, right here, right now?

Adam Pearce: Hold on, hold on, ladies, just a second, hold on. I understand you want the match, I just want to make sure, Las Vegas, do you want the match? What the hell, I want the match, too. Iyo Sky, Stephanie Vaquer, and it starts right now.

Second Match: Iyo Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer 

Nice display of sportsmanship after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Standing Switch Exchange. Vaquer with a waist lock takedown. Vaquer applies a front face lock. Sky applies a wrist lock. Vaquer with a single leg takedown. Wrist Lock Exchange. Vaquer with a deep arm-drag. Leg Sweep Exchange. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Sky reverses out of the irish whip from Vaquer. Vaquer goes for a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover, but Sky lands back on her feet. Sky blocks The O’Connor Roll. Standing Switch Exchange. Sky hangs onto the ropes. Sky tells Vaquer to bring it. Misfired Clotheslines. Sky showcases her athleticism. Sky dropkicks Vaquer to the floor. Sky lands The Suicide Dive. Sky is fired up. Sky rolls Vaquer back into the ring. Vaquer with a Spinning Boot. Sky launches Vaquer into the timekeeper’s area. Vaquer with a Flying Crossbody Block off the ringside barricade.

Vaquer has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Vaquer ascends to the top turnbuckle. Sky with The Shotei. Vaquer and Sky are trading back and forth shots. Sky with The Avalanche Arm-Drag. Sky with Two Shotei’s. Sky dropkicks Vaquer. Vaquer reverses out of the irish whip from Sky. Sky rocks Vaquer with a forearm smash. Sky with The Missile Dropkick. Sky pops back on her feet. Sky plays to the crowd. Sky delivers The Bullet Train Attack for a two count. Sky walks over Vaquer. Vaquer avoids The MoonSault. Vaquer side steps Sky into the turnbuckles. Vaquer drops Sky with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Vaquer with The Shotgun Meteora for a two count. Vaquer goes for The SVB, but Sky lands back on her feet. Misfired Roundhouse Kicks. Sky with The Roll Through Double Foot Stomp for a two count.

Vaquer decks Sky with a JawBreaker. Vaquer SuperKicks Sky. Vaquer with a Belly to Back Suplex. Vaquer wraps his legs around Sky’s neck. Vaquer delivers The Shadow’s Kiss for a two count. Sky denies The SVB. Sky kicks Vaquer in the gut. Rollup Exchange. Sky with The Double Underhook BackBreaker for a two count. Sky applies a waist lock. Vaquer with three sharp elbow strikes. Running Forearm Exchange. Sky ducks a clothesline from Vaquer. German Suplex Exchange. Vaquer climbs up the turnbuckles. Sky with another Shotei. Sky hits The Avalanche Spanish Fly. Roxanne Perez storms into the ring and attacks Sky which forces the disqualification. After the match, Giulia drops Vaquer with The Big Boot. Giulia and Perez gangs up on Sky and Vaquer. Rhea Ripley storms into the ring to make the save. Ripley HeadButts Perez. Ripley has a standoff with Giulia. Giulia has decided that discretion is the better part of valor. Ripley hands the Women’s World Championship back to Sky. Ripley tells Sky that she’s coming for her as she walks out of the ring.

Winner: Iyo Sky via Disqualification 

Jey Uso’s Championship Celebration

Jey Uso: I said, The World Heavyweight Champion is now in your city. YEET! I’m here, I’m here now. I’ve been wanting it since I was a kid. I’m here now. Long hard road though, it wasn’t easy. Man, WrestleMania, I gave it all I had to beat GUNTHER, and I made him tap. Hey, but I want to be the first one to let y’all know though, alright. I’m very grateful, and I’m so happy that I got this on my shoulder, so I’m going to show up every week, every day, put the work in, like I always have. And if y’all excited to have Jey Uso as the World Heavyweight Champion, then damnit, let me hear you say, YEET!

– Sami Zayn makes his way down to the ring. Sami gives Jey a big hug.

Sami Zayn: Man, I got so much I want to say, I don’t even know where to begin. First of all, not being here, I don’t know what it was, the last 7 or 8 weeks, not being here while you were going through with everything GUNTHER you put you through, I want you to know how hard that was on me, alright. I really wish I could have been there, and I wasn’t, that was hard on me. And if I’m totally being honest, missing WrestleMania this year, that was very hard on me. Alright, you and me, we are not that different, uce, we’re game days players. You and me, we don’t do well on the sidelines, so that was hard. And if I’m being honest, I almost didn’t come to Las Vegas at all, but I had to. I had to, because I had to make sure that I was the first one to stand in this ring, across from you, look you in the eye, man-to-man, with that championship on your shoulder, to tell you how proud I am of you. You’re my brother, you’re my dog, you’re my uce, I love you, I’m proud of you, and you deserve that. I know it, you know it, and every single person in this arena knows that you deserve it. Man, look, it’s the Raw After WrestleMania, I don’t want to get too sentimental, that’s not what it’s all about. This is Raw After Mania, we are here to celebrate, so please hit his music.

– Another YEET party breaks out. Jimmy Uso makes his way down to the ring. Zayn does his signature handshake with The Usos. The YEET! Celebration continues to close this segment.

– Metro Boomin in the house, plus Chelsea Gray and Kiah Stokes from the Las Vegas Aces.

– Cathy Kelley had backstage interview with Logan Paul. Paul says that it’s irrelevant regardless of who interfered in his match. Paul says that he’ll wrestle anybody on the roster, and continue his WrestleMania winning streak.

– Jackie Redmond had a backstage interview with AJ Styles. AJ says that last night was a hard pill to swallow. Logan Paul plays his games, but the truth is, he’s taking that L, he’s going to be okay. Part of being phenomenal comes with setbacks. Karrion Kross joins the conversation. There’s no bouncing back from losing to Logan Paul. Kross says that Styles losing to Paul made the locker room bad, and he should go back to his evil ways. AJ responds by saying that he hated looking himself in the mirror last year, and he’s never going back. If Kross wants to be angry at the world, don’t take AJ down with him. In fact, Styles tells Kross to solve that problem himself. Kross says that maybe he will as Styles walks away.

– We got a video trailer for the brand-new docuseries coming to Netflix this Summer, WWE: Unreal.

– We come back from the commercial break with GUNTHER yelling at Michael Cole & Pat McAfee. Cole says that he’s trying to do his job. Gunther shoves Pat. Gunther gets Cole trapped in The Sleeper Hold. Pat with a running haymaker to Gunther. The security guards are trying to calm down Gunther. Gunther makes Pat pass out to The Sleeper Hold. The Pat McAfee Show Cast are trying to make the save, but had to be detained by security guards and WWE Officials. Pat gets helped back to the trainer’s room. Pearce tells Cole to take the rest of the night off. Cole wants Pearce to fix this situation. Cole says that he’s not going to allow some bully to prevent him from doing his job. Joe Tessitore will be taking Pat’s place for the rest of the show.

Third Match: Dominik Mysterio (c) w/The Judgment Day vs. PENTA For The WWE Intercontinental Championship 

Mysterio kicks Penta in the gut. Mysterio with clubbing blows to Penta’s back. Mysterio whips Penta across the ring. Mysterio leapfrogs over Penta. Penta kicks Mysterio in the ribs. Mysterio side steps Penta into the turnbuckles. Mysterio repeatedly stomps on Penta’s chest. Mysterio sends Penta to the corner. Penta dives over Mysterio. Penta ducks a clothesline from Mysterio. Penta with a Hurricanrana that sends Mysterio to the floor. Mysterio answers with a running forearm smash. Mysterio goes for The Suicide Dive, but Penta counters with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Penta with The Flying Crossbody Block. Penta lands The SomerSault Plancha. Penta has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Penta with The Reverse SlingBlade.

Penta with a Running Enzuigiri. Penta sweeps out the legs of Mysterio. Penta with The Delayed Corner Dropkick for a two count. Penta goes for The Penta Driver, but Mysterio lands back on his feet. Mysterio with The Michinoku Driver for a two count. Penta SuperKicks Mysterio. Penta thrust kicks the midsection of Mysterio. Mysterio blocks The Mexican Destroyer. Mysterio hits The Tornado DDT for a two count. Mysterio ascends to the top turnbuckle. Penta with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Mysterio shoves Penta. Penta slaps Mysterio in the chest. Penta with a Running FrankenSteiner. Penta drills Mysterio with The Mexican Destroyer. Mysterio wisely exits out of the ring. Balor checks on Mysterio. Penta with a Flying Hurricanrana into Mysterio. Penta rolls Mysterio back into the ring. JD McDonagh shoves Penta off the top turnbuckle. Mysterio dropkicks Penta into the middle rope. Mysterio delivers The 619. Mysterio connects with The Frog Splash to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still WWE Intercontinental Champion, Dominik Mysterio via Pinfall 

– El Grande Americano Vignette.

Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, CM Punk, Roman Reigns Segment 

Seth Rollins: I’m a visionary. I’m a revolutionary. I took a Wiseman from Roman Reigns. I stole CM Punk’s best friend. I am the winner of the main event of WrestleMania. I am Seth Freakin’ Rollins.

– CM Punk makes his way down to the ring. Rockers Punches in Vegas. Punk tees off on Rollins in the corner. Punk repeatedly stomps on Rollins chest. Punk turns his attention to Heyman. Heyman says that Punk put him in this predicament. Punk grabs Heyman. Rollins rakes the eyes of Punk. Rollins plants Punk with The Curb Stomp.

Paul Heyman: We are going to conclude the weekend of WrestleMania 41 by propelling the news all the way to WrestleMania 42. There is a new reigning, defending, undisputed number one top star in this entire industry. Ladies and gentlemen, Seth Freakin’ Rollins.

Roman Reigns music hits. Rollins dumps Punk out of the ring. Reigns slowly walks down to the ring. Reigns ducks a clothesline from Rollins. Reigns Spears Rollins. Heyman is all alone. Reigns drops Heyman with The Superman Punch. Reigns is fired up. Reigns prepares for The Spear. Bron Breakker Spears Reigns and Punk. Breakker joins forces with Rollins and Heyman. Reigns uppercuts Breakker. Breakker delivers The Super Spear through the ringside barricade. Breakker rolls Reigns back into the ring. Rollins dishes out two more Curb Stomps. Rollins stand tall with Heyman and Breakker as the show goes off the air.

Total Run-Time: 2 Hours, 53 Minutes, 18 Seconds 

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