This Week's WWE Monday Night Raw Ending Explained (March 31, 2025): Recap, Results & What It Means [SPOILERS]
Warning: The following copy has SPOILERS for WWE Monday Night Raw (Mar 31st, 2025)
WWE finishes it's European tour in London, as Monday Night Raw will see John Cena and Cody Rhodes come face-to-face just 3 weeks before WrestleMania. There is also a significant match in the road to The Showcase Of The Immortals, as Gunther threatens to make an example of Jimmy Uso in singles competition, ahead of defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Jey Uso in Las Vegas. There is also further drama in the Intercontinental Championship picture, as Bron Breakker and leading challenger Penta team up to take on Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio of The Judgment Day.
Logan Paul travels to the UK to meet AJ Styles, with trouble continuing to brew between them. The New Day want their respect and a shot at the Tag Team Championship, as The War Raiders wait in the wings. Finally, Iyo Sky defends her WWE Championship against Rhea Ripley with Bianca Belair as Special Guest Referee, with the Royal Rumble winner set to face the winner in the championship match at WrestleMania.
WWE Monday Night Raw Results - Mar 31st, 2025
- John Cena walks to the ring to open Monday Night Raw, but before he can speak he's met by Cody Rhodes's music.
- Cody Rhodes then pointed out all of the low hanging fruit there is to beat him with, including his lisp and "being booed in a company (he) started".
- Cody says all Cena has done is lie to people for two weeks. Cody asks him to explain to them why he feels all the things he has spoken about in recent weeks.
- Cena says he isn't going to cook Cody, he is going to bury him.
- What follows is the most savage promo battle between Cena and Rhodes to date. They mention AEW, Vince McMahon, and Tony Khan in all but name, in a segment that includes Rhodes calling Cena "a piece of sh*t".
- The segment ends with Cena going to leave, before Cody interjects to tell John he has never been in a venue chanting "you can't wrestle" at him.
- Cena reacts and walks back to Cody and attempts to cheap shot him.
- Cody hits the Cross Rhodes on Cena to end the best segment between the two so far.
- Adam Pearce tells The New Day that they will have to earn a tag team title shot. They will face Pete Dunne and Tyler Bates, back for the evening as New Catch Republic.
- The New Day defeat New Catch Republic. They then demand a tag team championship opportunity as The War Raiders arrive for a staredown.
- Jimmy and Jey Uso have a heart-to-heart about Jey's struggles since winning the Royal Rumble.
- Jey warns Jimmy to be careful against Gunther, as the threat of the World Heavyweight Champion's aura feels ominous ahead of their match tonight.
- Gunther blitzes through Jimmy Uso in an absolute procession, to put further doubt in the mind of Jey ahead of their World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania.
- Jey comes to help Jimmy out of the arena, but Gunther returns to sucker punch him, before powrbombing a security guard onto the steel steps.
- Gunther zipties Jey Uso to the ring, before beating Jimmy Uso further just out of reach of his younger brother, including blasting him with the Championship belt.
- Jimmy Uso is bleeding profusely, as Gunther laughs at the brothers. The champion then lands further elbows on Jimmy's bloodied face and chokes him out, just out of arms reach from the desperate Jey.
- Finn and The Judgment Day have another segment that sees Balor at odds with his group ahead of their tag match with Penta and Bron Breakker.
- Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio defeat Penta and Bron Breakker after Breakker accidentally spears Penta.
- Chad Gable is still sick, and Adam Pearce tells him that means he can't compete in his hometown next week. His place will be taken by El Grande Americano.
- AJ Styles and Logan Paul meet in the ring. Logan challenges AJ to a match at WrestleMania, before Logan lays out Styles with the Paulverizer.
- Lyra Valkyria challenges Bayley with the Intercontinental Championship on the line, next week on Raw.
- Finn says he's going to ask for a title match after he won earlier in the evening.
- Liv Morgan says to Dom that Finn said "he" won and is going to talk to Pearce after Finn to make sure Dom isn't left out of that conversation.
- Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair is Raw's Main Event and involves both Rhea and Iyo hitting Bianca, with Belair calling for a Double DQ.
- Ripley and Belair come to blows in front of the announcer's desk, as Iyo dives over the top rope and onto both women.
- Rhea Riply hits the Riptide on Bianca Belair from the second rope and lays Iyo Sky on the mat, but it is currently Iyo Sky vs Bianca Belair for the Women's World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
There were no limits between Cody Rhodes and John Cena this week, as things got physical between them for the first time since Elimination Chamber. It was a sensational segment that stole the show, despite great work from Gunther this week. The Usos have never looked weaker than both men being individually destroyed by the World Heavyweight Champion. Rhea Ripley's quest to get onto the WrestleMania card will run into another week, with the card filling out further with AJ Styles vs Logan Paul all but confirmed, and the Intercontinental Championship seeming set for a Fatal Four Way between the men in tonight's all-star Tag Team match-up.

- Creator(s)
- Vince McMahon


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