Warning: The following copy has SPOILERS for WWE Monday Night Raw (Mar 17th, 2025)

Monday Night Raw is broadcast from Brussels for a wild stop on the road to WrestleMania. John Cena will be on WWE television for the first time since turning heel at Elimination Chamber. Both he and Cody Rhodes will be in the European city to come face-to-face for the first time since Cena, The Rock and Travis Scott assaulted the WWE Champion last month.

The Intercontinental Championship will be on the line in a first-ever meeting between Finn Balor and Bron Breakker, and Penta will be in action in a No Disqualification Match with Ludwig Kaiser. The Creed Brothers take on Rey Mysterio, Ivy Nile goes one-on-one with Damge CTRL's Dakota Kai, and Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky will sign their WrestleMania contract ahead of next month's show of shows in Las Vegas.

WWE Monday Night Raw Results - Mar 17th, 2025

• A recap of Elimination Chamber is shown, as we relive the night John Cena turned heel.
• John Cena is here to open Monday Night Raw to a chorus of boos and Belgium singing "John Cena Sucks" to his theme like it's 2015 all over again.
• Cena is booed for minutes without talking, reminiscent of Roman Reigns after beating Undertaker at WrestleMania 33.
• Cena says he's been the victim of an abusive relationship with WWE for 25 years as Belgium tells him he "sold out". He says people are abusive any chance they get, as Belgium responds with a "f*ck you, Cena" chant.
• Cena says he's not a babyface, or a heel, he's a human being and people have been awful to him for 25 years.
• Cena says he has always tried to give people want they wanted, and it was never enough.
• John said he announced a retirement tour, to try and make it right before the end, and it still wasn't enough, as Brussels sings "nana nana, heeeey, goodbye".
• Cena says all people do is take. When their town was announced, "what do we get?" was all they wanted out of him, and nobody asked John how he felt about anything.
• The crowd chant for Cody, and John describes them as ready to put Rhodes out to pasture.
• John Cena says the "let's go Cena" people are as bad as the "Cena Sucks" ones. He says they steal his moments, his time, and they see him as an object.
• He says he's been the butt of an invisible joke for 15 years. It's a joke that isn't funny, it's pathetic.
• He says people laugh at "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect" and "Never Give Up", but he lives and breathes it.
• He says all of this is why it's a toxic dysfunctional relationship, he is done with everyone, and they are dumped, as Cody Rhodes's music hits.
• Cody says everyone was willing to hear John out. Rhodes says the people also gave him more emotion and energy than any superstar ever has ever received.
• Cena says "look kid". and "Cody says "it's not kid, it's WWE champion".
• Cody asks Cena who he thinks he is. He says he's taken John's best shot, and if that's it, he will run him over at WrestleMania.
• He tells Cena to go find himself, because he wants the best John Cena at WrestleMania and not "this whiny bitch".
• Cody leaves and John Cena walks out slowly to a chorus of boos.
• Penta defeats Ludwig Kaiser in their No DQ Match. It involves multiple spots with a chair, a very stern table refusing to break, and a finale of a Penta Driver onto a chair.
• Cathy Kelly asks Penta what is next. Penta says the Intercontinental Championship.
• Dom says he's been talking to everyone, and he thinks Penta would be a good fit in The Judgement Day. Finn says Dom is a snake, declares he's chasing the Intercontinental Championship, and storms out of the clubhouse.
• American Made accompany Ivy Nile to the ring against Dakota Kai. Chad Gable continues to deny being last week's mystery American Luchador.
• Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee attack The Creed Brothers after last week's assault at ringside.
• Dakota Kai defeats an impressive Ivy Nile with the GTK. The distractions largely cost Nile the match.
• Iyo Sky and Bianca meet to sign their WrestleMania contracts.
• Iyo says she will not be disrespected by Bianca and Rhea and will still be champion after WrestleMania.
• Bianca reinforced that she will not let anybody put their hands on her, as both women sign the contract.
• Adam Pearce thanks everyone for their professionalism.
• Rhea Ripley arrives and says that Bianca has no business being in her WWE Championship match.
• Rhea smashes Bianca onto a table and powerbomb's Iyo onto her. Rhea then signs the WrestleMania contract and leaves with it, as Adam Pearce loses his mind.
• Jey Uso begins his entrance on the concourse but is interrupted by Gunther.
• Gunther calls Uso an embarrassment and says he spoke to Jimmy on Friday but he's just as dumb as he is as the two are separated.
• Jey Uso beats Austin Theory in what feels like seconds.
• Gunther chokes Jey after the bell again, but Jey counters and takes Gunther's title. Uso lifts Gunther's Championship before throwing it back at him.
• Pearce and Rhea argue over the contract, before Bianca and Iyo both fight over who gets to take out Rhea first. Ripley then throws both women into the side of a dumpster.
• Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee defeat the Creed Brothers. The American Luchador hits the ring afterwards and cleans house with Luchador moves, ending with a diving headbutt, and a "thank you!!".
• Seth Rollins comes out and says he knows Punk and Roman Reigns are going to be in Bologna on SmackDown this Friday and Rollins will see them there.
• AJ Styles and Karrion Kross are backstage. Karrion points out Logan Paul made it to WWE right away, but it took AJ Styles 17 years. Maybe his problem with Logan is the jealousy eating at him.
• Bron Breakker vs Finn Balor for the first time ever is Raw's Main Event.
• Bron Breakker retains his Intercontinental Championship with a Spear. Finn has Bron beaten, but Balor is accidentally knocked from the top rope by Dominik Mysterio.
• Dom and Carlito beat Breakker down after the bell, but Penta comes and cleans house.
• Penta and Bron Breakker stare each other down to end this week's episode of Monday Night Raw.

John Cena Drops Bombs On WWE's Fans

An Absolute Beatdown From The Former Fan's Favorite

The world had been waiting to hear what he had to say, and John Cena didn't disappoint with his first heel promo. A fiery barrage unloading about public pressure, unmeetable expectations, and the public's selfishness exploded out of Cena, as fans booed, taunted, and chanted for him to hit the bricks throughout his verbal savagery. It felt like Cena had sat on those words for some time, and his conviction, disdain, and rewriting of his story was a master at work.

John Cena has always had the ability to make fans dance to whatever tune he was singing, but this new attitude from Cena is a captivating end to his career. It's believable that Cena meant every word of this promo, but it's more about making himself a monster to make others a hero. The monster Cena is portraying is John's last selfless act in a career defined by them, and as Cody Rhodes arrived to an Austin-in-1998 sized pop, it's already working a charm. Between the building-shaking Belgian fans, the tension between these men, and the story being told, this was an excellent start to the program towards WrestleMania's most important match.

Rhea Ripley Invades WrestleMania

It's Mami Mania On Monday Night Raw

Things had gone somewhat cordially, as Iyo Sky and Bianca Belair began respectfully before all hell broke loose when Rhea Ripley crashed the party. As Iyo was serenaded with a richly earned "you deserve it" chant from the superb Belgian crowd, as she pointed out that she was not going to be disrespected or overlooked at the biggest show of the year. Bianca was in a foul mood, as she reiterated that anyone who puts hands on her "can get it" before The Eradicator made Adam Pearce's life a living hell.

Coming seconds after Raw's GM had thanked Sky and Belair for their professionalism, Rhea Ripley caused immediate panic and calls for security as her music hit. Ripley told Bianca she was a pushover for taking Iyo's shot last week, and her beating of Belair and Iyo was just the start of the Australian terror's shenanigans. Ripley stole and signed the WrestleMania contract and is trying to make it legally binding. It may not work in a court of law, but it's looking like a Triple Threat for the Raw Women's title at WrestleMania in a match that feels incredibly unpredictable.

This week's episode of Raw will be all about when John Cena let verbal bullets fly on WWE fans for ten straight minutes. Cody and Cena's feud is white hot and there's still a month til WrestleMania. The Intercontinental Championship picture is looking clearer with Penta and Bron Breakker seeming on a collision course for WrestleMania, and, keeping things high-flying, Chad Gable's Luchador storyline is getting a lot of airtime. All that and Rhea Ripley appears to have gatecrashed the WWE Women's title match at Mania too on a high-paced episode of Raw.