WWE RAW Results & Highlights (5/5/25): CM Punk makes shocking return, Rusev makes in-ring debut and more

Time of India

06-05-2025

This week's edition of Monday Night RAW saw a major return crash the main event match, alongside other explosive matches and moment.
The May 5th edition of
WWE RAW
took place at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
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The night saw multiple exciting developments including superstars delivering verbal rants, captivating in-ring matches and a huge title main event showdown that ended in chaos.
Opening segment with Jey Uso and Paul Heyman
Jey Uso opened the show to talk about Logan Paul. He was interuppted by Paul Heyman who was surprised to see him after he betrayed CM Punk and Roman Reigns. Following an exchanged of words, Heyman went off in a heated rant. He blamed CM Punk for putting him in a spot that ruined his relationship with Roman Reigns.
Similarly, Reigns could not stand the fact that Heyman was just being with his best friend live his dream. Furthemore, he said that his new guy, Seth Rollins has to become the World Heavyweight Champion and goaded Jey Uso into the match. The YEET man asked it to happen on RAW itself.
Penta vs. JD McDonagh
This was a singles match, however, all members of the Judgment Day were ringside. They ran constant interference until the referee tossed them out of the ringside area.
Chad Gable then tried to interfere, but Penta took him out. He then turned his attention to JD McDonagh and delivered a Mexican Destroyer for the win.
Austin Theory vs. Sheamus
Originally, it was suppose to be Grayson Waller to wrestle, but he goaded Adam Pearce to let Austin Theory take the match. His opponent was revealed to be the returning Sheamus. The Celtic Warrior dominanted the contest despite Theory's best efforts and finished him off with a Brogue Kick to secure the pinfall.
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Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria segment
Becky Lynch came out to berate Bayley and then called out her Backlash opponent, Lyra Valkyria. As Lynch was counting down her achievements, Valkyria reminded her that she was not the first-ever
Women's IC champion, Lyra was. Following an heated exchange, Lynch tried to hit a cheap shot, but Valkyria countered leading to a brawl breaking out. WWE officials tried to break it up, but Valkyria ran to the ring and countered the Man Handle Slam into the Nightwing to win the match.
IYO SKY vs. 'The Prodigy' Roxanne Perez
It was one of the most captivating and compelling showdowns of the night as IYO Sky and Roxanne Perez tore down the house. The ending saw Perez avoiding the moonsault by SKY and tried to roll her up for the win, but SKY rolled her up and secured the pin. After the match, Giulia and Perez attacked IYO Sky and left her laying.
Rusev vs Otis
It was a one-sided affair as Rusev dominated Otis in his first match since returning to WWE last week. He ended the match with a kick and then making Otis tap out of the accolade.
Akira Tozawa tried to stand up to Rusev only to suffer his wrath with the Bulgarian Brute decimating both Alpha Academy members.
Jey Uso vs Seth Rollins
This was the main event match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Rollins and Uso engaged in a huge back and forth contest that captivated the audience of Omaha. Towards the final moments, Bron Breakker tried to run interference, but Sami Zayn appeared to fight with him and Uso delivered a spear on Rollins.
Breakker took him out leading to Jey Uso going to check on him. This allowed the Visionary to recover and deliver a Pedigree on Jey who also ate a spear from Bron outside the ring. As he was about to secure the pinfall, CM Punk made his shocking return with a chair and took out both Breakker and Rollins to end the show.
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