WWE Raw Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After Crown Jewel 2025
Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE Raw on October 12.
The WWE crew was still in Australia, so this week's show aired at 8 a.m. EST for fans in North America.
Saturday's premium live event saw Stephanie Vaquer and Seth Rollins win the Crown Jewel titles, Bronson Reed bested Roman Reigns, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley got a win over The Kabuki Warriors, and John Cena beat AJ Styles in their final showdown.
Monday's show addressed the fallout from Crown Jewel and began building to Survivor Series on November 29.
This is an unusually long stretch between major main roster PLEs, so management has plenty of time to plan the show and make sure every feud matters.
Let's take a look at what happened on this week's episode of Raw.
Monday Morning Rollins
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Raw opened with a video recapping what happened at Crown Jewel before Rollins made his way to the ring with the rest of The Vision to celebrate their success at the PLE.
The Visionary said this night is about him, but he took a moment to acknowledge the greatness of the group he has assembled. He took time to put over each member of the group individually.
The Australian crowd gave Bronson Reed a great reaction when Rollins got to him. The world heavyweight champion called him the new Tribal Chief to a mixed response.
Rollins said he has done everything on his own, which got a "Bulls--t" chant from the fans. He claimed he didn't need anyone, but he has chosen to align with the men in the ring because he is a visionary.
Depending on how you read into it, this segment might have planted some seeds for Breakker to eventually feud with Rollins over the world title. This was a decent promo, but it was surprising nobody interrupted it. That's not a bad thing, just an observation.
Grade: B+
Notable Moments and Observations
- The crowd was chanting "Seth is a w--ker." The fans popped when he called them the same thing.
- Rollins also got a big pop for kissing Heyman on the head after the crowd chanted for him to do it.
- The crowd being so vocal, but not overtaking what was going on in the ring, made this segment more fun.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Penta (IC Title)
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Last time in action: Penta, Dragon Lee and AJ Styles defeated Dominik Mysterio and Judgment Day in a six-man tag match (Raw, October 6)
The Intercontinental Championship was on the line in the first match when Penta challenged Mysterio, but Rusev made it clear to Penta that he already had the next title match against whoever wins this one.
Dirty Dom was alone, with no one else from Judgment Day by his side. As soon as the bell rang, both men were throwing hands. They traded moves until Penta sent Dom out of the ring with a quick hurricanrana. He also sent Mysterio crashing onto the announce table with a back body drop as the show went to a break.
We returned to see Dom take control and fling the challenger into the ring post before hitting a suicide dive DDT. He almost sent Penta over the barricade into a small child, but they managed to avoid it.
They fought through another break, and we came back to see Penta dive off the ring post to take Mysterio down at ringside.
This was a fun match with some standout spots. Seeing Dom stand on his own two feet without The Judgment Day was a nice change of pace. Penta is one of those performers who brings out the best in his opponents, and he made Mysterio look great.
Rusev showed up, but Penta took him out with a dive over the top rope. This gave Dom a chance to grab one of his belts and the timekeeper's bell hammer. When the ref took the belt, Dom used the hammer behind his back. He nailed Penta with a 619 and a Frog Splash to get the win, which got a huge pop from the crowd.
Result: Mysterio defeated Penta
Grade: B+
Notable Moments and Observations
- Rusev isn't bad on the mic, but having a manager might be beneficial to him. He is better as the silent badass who only speaks a few words when necessary.
- Dom has a new neck tattoo of a lucha mask that really stands out.
- It took until 29 minutes into the show for the bell to ring for the first match, and then the show went to a break a minute later.
- The suicide dive DDT Dom hit was cool. It wasn't perfect, but it was his first time using it in a match.
- The crowd booed Penta when he went for the Three Amigos, and then cheered Dom when he reversed it.
Rhea Ripley vs. Kairi Sane
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Last time in action: Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky defeated The Kabuki Warriors (Crown Jewel),
After a backstage segment with Asuka slapping Kairi Sane for losing their match at Crown Jewel, The Pirate Princess was in action against one of the women who beat her: Ripley.
Sane ducked a lockup and hit a forearm to the back, but Ripley brushed it off. She tried to corner Kairi but ended up taking a slap to the face. The Eradicator got angry and leveled her rival with a clothesline.
Sane got the upper hand for a moment, but Ripley hit her with a knee that turned things around. Sky and Asuka ended up brawling, but The Genius of the Sky was taken out by the combined efforts of Asuka and Sane as the show went to a break.
This was a good match, but it was hampered by the shenanigans at ringside. Ripley and Sane have had some great encounters in the past, but this fell a little short of what we know they can do.
The second half was much better than the first because both women brought a lot more physicality to their offense. Sky prevented Asuka from interfering again, allowing Ripley to hit Riptide for the win.
Asuka attacked Sky after the match, but Ripley took her down with a kick and then cleared off the announce table. Sane saved Asuka from taking the Riptide through the table. The Empress of Tomorrow hit a DDT on the table to end the segment.
Result: Ripley defeated Sane
Grade: B
Notable Moments and Observations
- LA Knight gave a backstage interview that was interrupted by CM Punk.
- Sane's entrance wasn't televised.
- Ripley's Northern Lights suplex looked good.
Bronson Reed vs. Jimmy Uso
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Last time in action: Reed defeated Reigns (Crown Jewel), The Usos lost to Knight and Punk (Raw, October 6)
Australia's own Auszilla was back to take on Jimmy Uso. Both men were flying solo, but it didn't stay that way.
Reed took control as soon as the bell rang, but Jimmy recovered and sent him out of the ring and into the ring post.
Jimmy rallied late in the match, but it wasn't enough. Reed got the victory with the Tsunami. This was a pretty simple match. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special either.
Breakker showed up and speared Jimmy twice after the match. Jey ran to the ring to make the save for his brother.
Result: Reed defeated Uso
Grade: C+
Notable Moments and Observations
- Jimmy had his ribs taped up to sell being speared through a barricade on Saturday.
- Breakker's second spear looked nasty.
Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez
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Last time in action: Bayley lost to Raquel Rodriguez (Raw, Sept. 29), Roxanne Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria (Raw, October 6)
Valkyria told Bayley that teaming with her against The Judgment Day this week was just a one-time thing because she can't depend on The Role Model to be consistent.
Valkyria found herself being double-teamed, so Bayley tagged in and helped her turn the tide in their favor.
The babyfaces had control more often than the heels in this match, but The Judgment Day started building some momentum after Perez hit Bayley with a hurricanrana from the top rope.
Lyra had to slap some sense into Bayley at one point, which gave her exactly what she needed. She took out both opponents and got the win for her team with the Rose Plant to Perez.
This was a solid match, but it's hard to tell what WWE wants to do with Bayley's character. It doesn't feel like any of this was planned with long-term goals in mind.
Result: Bayley and Valkyria defeated The Judgment Day
Grade: B-
Notable Moments and Observations
- Michael Cole said Bayley has been sending him texts that were both nice and insulting. It changes depending on the day.
- It's always nice to see tag team partners coordinate their gear.
- The way Rodriguez hit the ring post looked way too planned.
Jey Uso vs. LA Knight vs. CM Punk
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Last time in action: Punk and Knight defeated The Usos (Raw, October 6)
After a quick segment to set up Vaquer and Perez for a feud, we got Jey's entrance for the main event. He faced Knight and Punk in a Triple Threat No. 1 Contender's match to see who gets to fight Rollins next.
There were no alliances in this match, so all three men were brawling as soon as the ref called for the bell.
The crowd was cheering for all three, but it felt like Punk had more of the noise behind him than either of his opponents.
Knight came close to winning when he hit Punk with the BFT, but Uso pulled him out of the ring. When Jey tried to hit a splash, Punk got his knees up to counter and then hit the GTS for the win.
As Punk was celebrating, Rollins' music hit and he came out with The Vision. Breakker took out Jey and Knight with spears as Reed and Rollins helped surround the ring.
After they took out Punk, Breakker shocked everyone by taking out Rollins with a spear. Heyman looked shocked, but he was even more surprised when Reed joined Breakker and hit a Tsunami to the world champion.
Breakker basically forced Heyman to join him or suffer the consequences. The show ended with the three of them standing tall over Rollins.
Result: Punk defeats Knight and Uso
Grade: B
Notable Moments and Observations
- Cole announced 40,503 as the three-day attendance for SmackDown, Crown Jewel and Raw.
- The crowd singing to Punk's music was a cool moment. You could tell he was touched.
The Final Word
7 of 7Monday's Raw was a standard PLE fallout episode, which isn't a bad thing. It accomplished everything it needed to do and gave us a couple of fun matches along the way.Ā
Rollins has cemented himself as the top dog on Raw and seems to have everything he could ever want, which means his eventual downfall is going to be even bigger.Ā
Ripley and Sane had an entertaining fight, and the main event was enjoyable, but the best thing on the show was Penta vs. Mysterio for the IC title.
This match demonstrated just how far Dirty Dom has come since joining WWE. He has grown into a great performer who has the crowd behind him despite being a heel.Ā
Survivor Series is over a month away on November 29, so WWE is wise to take its time setting everything up to avoid spinning its wheels waiting for the event.Ā
Ending the show with Breakker turning on Rollins was a great decision, as it will be the most talked-about moment. We all knew it would happen eventually, but this was still shocking, and it's always good when pro wrestling can surprise us.
Grade:Ā B
