WWE RAW Results: The Rock injures Cody Rhodes and leaves him bloody; CM Punk's WrestleMania status revealed

We got another great episode of WWE RAW with the return of CM Punk as we head for WrestleMania XL.

• Ricochet def. JD McDonagh
• Candice LeRae def. Ivy Nile
• Andrade def. Giovanni Vinci
• Jey Uso def. Shinsuke Nakamura

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CM Punk was seen in the arena before WWE RAW kicked off, with Cody Rhodes making his entrance. Cody reminded us that we were in the final weeks before WrestleMania and that the time for the talk was over.

Rhodes added that Roman Reigns said a lot last week and earlier in Pat McAfee's show. Roman said that Cody couldn't keep the promise he made about winning the title at WrestleMania XL.

The American Nightmare said that it wasn't desperation on his part; he acts like a champ because the real champ is rarely there.

He said that Roman Reigns couldn't win the match alone and asked for the crowd's support in the tag match with Seth Rollins, which would secure his chances of winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship by keeping the Bloodline out of ringside. The Rock came out and whispered something in Cody's ear before leaving.

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Backstage on RAW, The Rock was asked about what he said to Cody and he replied that we should ask Rhodes and not him.

The Judgment Day was in their clubhouse, and Finn Balor was unhappy about JD McDonagh and Dominik being humiliated, but Damian Priest got him to back off.

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WWE RAW Results (March 25, 2024): JD McDonagh vs. Ricochet

JD McDonagh got some shots early on before hitting a back suplex, but Ricochet landed on his feet. Dominik Mysterio showed up to run a distraction before Ricochet hit a huge dive to take JD out.

Back after a break on RAW, Ricochet took a Spanish Fly and a brainbuster before coming back with a Frankensteiner and the Recoil. Mysterio broke up the pin before JD countered the 450 splash.

Mysterio was ejected from ringside after a third interruption, and Ricochet came in with the shooting star press for the win.

Result: Ricochet def. JD McDonagh

Grade: B

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CM Punk was out next and said that he had a lot of business to take care of and that it was good to be back in Chicago for RAW. He said that he would be at WrestleMania and that he was not medically cleared but still wanted to be there.

People had suggested to Punk that he host WrestleMania or be a guest referee before mentioning Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre, two guys who can't stop talking about him. He hadn't said anything about them on the internet because he wanted to do this in person.

Drew McIntyre came out and paced the entrance ramp before Punk called him an internet troll. Drew joked that for being straight edge, Punk spent an awful lot of time in rehab.

McIntyre added that his hatred for Punk inspired him to train harder, and the latter wanted him to step in the ring, but Drew was afraid that it would jeopardize his WrestleMania title match.

CM Punk laid down in the ring to prove that he wasn't a threat before Drew took a seat on the announce desk. Punk taunted Drew for a bit before Seth Rollins came out. Punk was not pleased to see Rollins, who got in his face and called CM and Drew children before asking the crowd if Punk should be on commentary.

The crowd chanted 'referee,' and The Visionary reminded them that Punk's counting arm was broken. Seth added that he didn't care about Punk or that he was going to be there at 'Mania as long as he stayed out of his way.

CM said that he had made up his mind to be on the commentary team for the big night before a brawl broke out. Rollins took Drew out with a superkick before hitting the stomp as Punk walked out.

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Shinsuke Nakamura was backstage and said that he would turn Jey Uso's dream match with his brother into a nightmare.

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Candice LeRae vs. Ivy Nile on WWE RAW

Ivy Nile got a big spinebuster and some elbows early on before hitting Candice LeRae with a vertical suplex.

LeRae came back with some shots off the apron and faked a knee injury, asking Indi to hit Ivy with a cheap shot, but Hartwell refused to do so. Candice managed to still roll Ivy up off the distraction and picked up the win.

Result: Candice LeRae def. Ivy Nile

Grade: C

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DIY vs. The New Day on WWE RAW

Awesome Truth was on commentary for the match, and things kicked off with Tommaso Ciampa and Kofi Kingston in the ring before tags were made, and Johnny Gargano came for some double-team moves.

Xavier Woods came, and the New Day hit double dropkicks before both of them were sent outside. Gargano hit a dive on the New Day before Judgment Day came out and attacked DIY, ending the match.

Result: D.N.F

The brawl continued as the match ended, and The Miz joined the fight before Judgment Day spotted Truth and chased after him. Damian Priest and Fin Balor tossed R-Truth in the ring and hit the Razor's Edge and the Coupe de Grace for the win.

Grade: B-

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Gunther was in a backstage interview and said that Sami Zayn's words were empty, and he didn't believe Zayn could win at WrestleMania or against Bronson Reed tonight.

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Andrade vs. Giovanni Vinci on WWE RAW

Giovanni Vinci was sent outside early on before Andrade hit a big moonsault. Back in the ring, Andrade tried for the three amigos, but Vinci countered it with a clothesline before we headed for a break.

Back on RAW, Andrade got a big elbow strike and hit his new finisher, The Message, for the win.

Result: Andrade def. Giovanni Vinci

Grade: B-

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Rhea Ripley was out next and called out Becky Lynch, accusing her of not focusing on the upcoming WrestleMania title match. Becky came out and said that Rhea barely competes on RAW and that that wasn't Lynch's idea of being a champ.

The Man added that the champ was supposed to defend her title every week before Rhea called her a cockroach. Rhea brought up Becky's daughter, and Lynch got emotional and said that none of this was a joke for her.

The two had a staredown in the ring before Dominik Mysterio came in between, and Becky took her out. A brawl broke out, and Rhea sent Becky to the post before checking on Dom.

Rhea and Dom were retreating when Becky Lynch came back with a dive and continued to attack both of them before being dragged away by officials.

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Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed on WWE RAW

Bronson Reed got some strikes in early on but was sent outside before Sami Zayn hit a big dive over the ropes. Back in the ring, Reed was back in control and hit a strike so hard that Sami fell out of the ring.

Reed got a big dive from the apron before Sami came back with some chops. Gunther came out and distraction allowed Reed to hit a big move and dodge the Blue Thunder Bomb.

Sami took a brainbuster for a near fall before going for the Helluva Kick. Gunther caused another distraction, causing Sami to miss the kick before Reed got a senton and hit the Tsunami for the win.

Result: Bronson Reed def. Sami Zayn

Grade: B+

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Backstage, Jey Uso accepted Shinsuke Nakamura's challenge when Solo Sikoa and then Jimmy Uso showed up beside him. Solo looked on menacingly as Jimmy said 'No Yeet' and left.

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Jey Uso vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on WWE RAW

Shinsuke Nakamura set Jey Uso up in the corner and hit the running knees to the gut before Uso fell outside the ring. Jey came back with some kicks and an uppercut before Nakamura took him down with the knee to the back of the head.

Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa showed up at ringside, and Cody and Rollins came out to defend Jey. Rollins sent Solo into the ring post and into the crowd before Drew McIntyre came in as well and dropped Seth with a DDT on the floor. In the ring, Jey got a big shot off the ropes and hit a spear for the win.

Result: Jey Uso def. Shinsuke Nakamura on RAW

Grade: A

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Jimmy Uso and Cody Rhodes were still fighting backstage, and Solo joined in before the Rock joined in. The Rock taunted Cody and hit him with trash cans, tools from a toolbox and sent him into barricades.

The Rock dragged Cody out onto the parking lot in the rain before tossing him into the side of a tour bus. He said that it didn't have to be like this, as Cody Rhodes bled from his forehead, and that this was the result of Rhodes running his mouth.

Dwayne took out a belt and wiped Cody's blood on it before saying that The Rock was going to teach him about 'hard times' more than his dad did.

He tossed Cody into the bus once more before RAW went off the air.