WWE RAW Results – April 14, 2025 – CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns To Appear, Liv Morgan vs. Bayley

WWE Raw Results
Apr 14, 2025

April 14, 2025
Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Commentary – Michael Cole and Pat McAfee
Results via Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Bayley defeated Liv Morgan via Jackknife Pin (pinfall)
  2. Rey Mysterio defeated Julius Creed via Dropping The Dime (pinfall)
  3. AJ Styles defeated Karrion Kross via Phenomenal Forearm (pinfall)
  4. Finn Balor defeated Penta via Disqualification

Video: Jey Uso, Penta, Judgement Day, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman

“Main Event” Jey Uso is in the building, dressed all in black. Penta is also shown arriving at the Golden 1 Center. He will battle Finn Bálor later tonight. The Judgment Day is in attendance. CM Punk is shown arriving. Seth “Freakin” Rollins is also shown. Finally, we see Paul Heyman anxiously walking backstage. Heyman nervously looks at his phone. Despite being Roman Reigns’s Wise Man, he will be in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania, fulfilling a favor he owed Punk for teaming with Reigns at Survivor Series: WarGames.

Video: Jey Uso, Gunther

Video:Last week on Raw, Jey Uso promised World Heavyweight Champion Gunther that he would get him at WrestleMania for what he did to Jimmy Uso.

In-Ring: Gunther

World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” Gunther charges down to the ring and waves Michael Cole into the ring. Cole was set to interview him later in the evening, but Gunther wants the interview right now. Cole gets in the ring and says he was expecting this later tonight. Gunther left Jimmy Uso a bloody mess in the ring two weeks ago. It caused Jey Uso to come out last week as a different person. Gunther cuts him off, and the crowd starts to boo. Last week, Jey Uso looked him in the eye and told him he’s not afraid of Gunther anymore. Gunther wants to get to the point. He’s here to look everyone in the eyes and tell them that Jey Uso is full of crap.

Cole realizes that the crowd is frustrated, but so is Gunther. Cole mentions that Gunther lost at WrestleMania last year. The crowd starts to chant, “YEET!” Gunther rips the microphone away from Cole and says, “Screw your question.” Gunther continues and says, “Screw Jey Uso. Screw everything Jey Uso stands for, and screw everybody who stands with him.” Ever since he stepped foot in this company, he’s the greatest gift it’s ever received. 80% of his time in this company has been as a champion. Right now, he’s the greatest World Heavyweight Champion of all time. Gunther refuses to let somebody like Jey Uso ruin that for him. Another “YEET” chant fires up. Gunther tells the crowd to do it as much as they want. Gunther urges Jey to come into WrestleMania with more confidence than ever. It won’t matter. At the end of the day, the bell has to ring. When that happens, Jey Uso cannot lace his boots. He’ll put Uso down for a fourth consecutive time when it happens.

For the last two weeks, Gunther has been told he went too far with Jimmy Uso and lost control. In 37 years of life, he’s never lost control. Two weeks ago, when he took a bath in Jey’s brother’s blood, he was in full control and loved it. Gunther wants Jey to pray to the Lord and thank him for being in control two weeks ago. If he hadn’t been, he’d have drowned them both in Jimmy’s blood. Gunther is looking forward to calling his mother next week to tell her how much he enjoyed beating the living hell out of Jey Uso and walking out of WrestleMania still as the World Heavyweight Champion. Gunther storms off.

Michael Cole returns to the commentary table and says Gunther has lost control of the situation.

Video: WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Gauntlet Recap

Video:Last Friday on SmackDown, Bayley and Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria defeated the Secret Hervice in a Tag Team Gauntlet Match to earn a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship opportunity on WrestleMania Sunday.

Video: Bianca Belair

Video: Bianca Belair says she’s been in her head lately with the Naomi and Jade Cargill situation. Still, she’s been standing up for herself and speaking the truth. You don’t have to like the truth, but you can’t deny it. Belair can’t deny that her WrestleMania match is a Triple Threat Match now. She’s going to use everything she’s been through to be the Bianca Belair she knows she can be. She’s the Belair that has never been pinned at WrestleMania. There’s nothing IYO SKY or Rhea Ripley can do to stop her from getting her flowers and leaving WrestleMania as the champion. You can’t spell WrestleMania without E-S-T.

Liv Morgan vs. Bayley

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez of the Judgment Day head to the ring. Liv Morgan will battle Bayley next …

The bell rings, and Morgan slaps Bayley in the face. Bayley angrily turns toward her, so Morgan begs her off before running away. Bayley chases her around the ringside and back into the ring. Morgan stomps away at her as she gets in the ring. Morgan stomps Bayley down in the corner and taunts the crowd. Bayley gets to her feet and slaps Morgan in the face as retaliation. Bayley punches away at her and lifts her, but Morgan slides off. Morgan ducks two strikes, but Bayley catches her with a Lou Thesz Press followed by some punches. Bayley hits a basement back elbow to the neck, followed by a basement clothesline for a two-count. Bayley stomps Morgan’s back and talks some trash. Bayley punches away at Morgan. Morgan reverses a whip to the corner and avoids a slingshot. Morgan dropkicks Bayley into the corner and hits a running elbow. Bayley quickly runs her over with a clothesline. Bayley continues to take it Morgan before hitting a textbook suplex before floating into a cover for a two-count.

Morgan soon gets away from Bayley, but Bayley fights back. Bayley comes off the middle rope with a diving arm drag. Bayley connects with a back suplex. Morgan rolls out of the ring to recover as Bayley looks at the WrestleMania sign. Bayley charges for a suicide dive, but Morgan forearms her in the face. Morgan then pulls her out of the ring and starts up the Three Amigos on the floor! One amigo, two amigos… Bayley blocks the third amigo and backs her into the steel steps. Bayley charges, but she hits the stairs when Morgan moves. Morgan then pulls her onto the steps and hits a suplex off the steps to the floor! Morgan shimmies a la Eddie Guerrero as we go to commercial.

We return from the break to see Bayley fight up from a chin lock. Bayley punches back at her before Morgan responds with a bicycle kick. Bayley blocks another kick and knees her in the face. Bayley sets up for a sunset flip bomb into the turnbuckles, but Morgan moves. Bayley hits the turnbuckles hard. Morgan connects with a step-up enzuigiri for a two-count. Raquel Rodriguez yells at the referee. Morgan kicks Bayley in the back and goes to the second rope. Morgan goes for a missile dropkick, but Bayley catches her and attempts a Boston Crab. Morgan counters with a pin for a two-count. Morgan avoids a knee to the face and rolls her up for another two-count. Bayley finally knees her in the face and hits a sunset flip buckle bomb. Bayley pulls her away from the ropes and covers for a near fall.

Both women take some time to recover. Morgan kicks Bayley away. There are some light dueling chants for both women. Morgan goes to the apron, and Bayley follows her out. Morgan hits a codebreaker on the apron, and Bayley falls to the floor. Morgan then hits a flat back bump missile dropkick off the apron to the floor. Why she would do a move like that days from WrestleMania is beyond me. Morgan gets Bayley in the ring for a two-count.

Morgan sizes her up for Ob-Liv-ion, but Bayley avoids it. Bayley attacks her and goes for a DDT on the apron, but Morgan avoids it. Morgan knocks Bayley away and comes off the second rope, but Bayley counters with a stunner out of mid-air. Bayley connects with a Bayley-to-Belly. Bayley rolls into the cover. 1… 2… Rodriguez puts Morgan’s foot on the bottom rope. Lyra Valkyria attacks Rodriguez at ringside. Rodriguez big boots Valkyria down at ringside. Bayley attacks Rodriguez as she gets on the apron and spikes her on the head. Morgan hits Bayley with a backstabber and goes for Ob-Liv-ion, but Valkyria holds onto Bayley. Bayley catches Morgan with a jackknife pin for the win.

Winner: Bayley via Pinfall.

Morgan irately stares at Bayley as she celebrates with Valkyria.

Announcement: Pat McAfee Show

The Pat McAfee Show will be live from WWE World in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday and Monday. Roman Reigns and Paul “Triple H” Levesque will be on the show live on Friday.

Video: CM Punk, Paul Heyman, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins

Video:Two weeks ago on SmackDown, CM Punk told Roman Reigns that he was cashing in his favor and having Paul Heyman in his corner at WrestleMania.

Last week on Raw, Seth “Freakin” Rollins intimidated Paul Heyman. When CM Punk came out for the save, Rollins caught him with a Stomp. Rollins then stopped himself from giving Heyman a Stomp. Rollins would tell Heyman that he owes him a favor.

Backstage: Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman is waiting for Roman Reigns to arrive in the parking garage. He has not seen Roman Reigns since CM Punk announced he was cashing in his favor.

Video: Rhea Ripley

Video: Rhea Ripley says she can see right through Bianca Belair. She said she would just be out there to watch and then call it down the middle, but she sees Belair’s true intentions. Belair thrives on playing with Ripley’s emotions and wants to make her look like the bad guy. Belair doesn’t understand that when Ripley loses something she loves, she’ll do anything to get it back. As for IYO SKY, she never had to give her a championship match, but watching her pout and moan pulled on the heartstrings she had left. Ripley tells Sky to cherish every moment with the title. As for Belair, she wants her to feel what it’s like when she’s really the bad guy. At WrestleMania 41, she’ll get back what belongs to her.

Rey Mysterio vs. Julius Creed

In the arena, Rey Mysterio makes his entrance alongside the LWO. He’ll battle Julius Creed next.

Replay: Last week on Raw, El Grande Americano used a loaded mask to win a six-man tag team match.

This Saturday at WrestleMania 41, Rey Mysterio will battle El Grande Americano.

They lock up, and Creed backs Mysterio to the corner before elbowing him in the face. Creed wrenches the arm and lifts the WWE Hall of Famer. Creed drops him down and continues to work on the arm. Mysterio uses the ropes to flip through the pressure. Creed quickly applies a hammerlock, so Mysterio hits a snapmare. Creed quickly runs him over with a shoulder tackle. Mysterio follows him into the ropes and hits a head-scissor takeover. Creed quickly pops up and takes him out with a clothesline for a two-count. Creed applies a rear chin lock, but Mysterio fights up and elbows out. Mysterio hits the ropes, but Creed hits a knee to the midsection. Creed sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Mysterio knocks him into the ropes and sets up for a 619. Creed quickly puts him on the apron, but Mysterio elbows and punches him back. Mysterio heads to the top rope. Brutus Creed distracts the referee as Chad Gable knocks Mysterio down. Creed climbs the ropes, but Dragon Lee crotches him. The LWO and American Made get on the apron, so referee Chad Patton ejects both teams from ringside!

Back from the break, Mysterio boots Creed back. Creed gets Mysterio in the electric chair, but Mysterio hits a scary hurricanrana over the top rope. Mysterio gets in the ring and dropkicks him off the apron. Mysterio goes for a baseball slide splash, but Creed hooks the head and powers him up from his knees. Creed gets to his feet and walks around the ringside area before climbing the stairs with Mysterio in a suplex position. Mysterio fights out on the apron, so Creed kicks him back. Creed charges, but he hits the ring post when Mysterio moves!

Mysterio heads to the top rope and hits a diving hurricanrana. Mysterio then starts up the classic ten punches in the corner. Mysterio shimmies a la Eddie Guerrero (two Eddie references tonight). Mysterio whips him to the opposite corner, but Creed climbs the ropes and backflips over him. Mysterio goes for a moonsault block, but Creed catches him. Mysterio counters with a satellite DDT for a near fall!

The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Creed puts the brakes on a whip and sends the legend into the ropes. Mysterio slides through the legs, but Creed knees him in the face. Creed pulls the straps down and charges, but Mysterio knocks him out of the ring. El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) runs down and gets on the apron. Mysterio attacks him and rips at the mask. Creed rolls Mysterio up for a two-count. Mysterio quickly sends Creed into Americano, knocking him off the apron. Mysterio knocks Creed into the ropes and hits a 619. Mysterio then drops the dime for the win!

Winner: Rey Mysterio via Pinfall.

El Grande Americano attacks Mysterio from behind with a running head-butt. The LWO runs down, but Americano hits them with head-butts, knocking them all out. It is insinuated that Americano has a loaded mask. Americano comes off the top rope with a diving head-butt on Mysterio and poses.

Replay: El Grande Americano is shown sneaking a piece of metal under his mask as he was down at the ringside moments ago.

Video: War Raiders

Video: World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders say they have blazed a path of world domination on multiple continents. Last week, they had the New Day beat dead to rights and took the coward’s way out. The New Day took it to a whole new level. They didn’t come for the titles. They came for Erik’s neck and tried to end his career. Ivar says it won’t be a match or a fight at WrestleMania. Erik growls, “This is war.”

Backstage: New Day

The New Day is playing Clash of Clans when Jackie Redmond approaches them. She asks about what the War Raiders just said. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston say they’ve been at war for months. They’ll take the titles back at WrestleMania and remind the world they’re the greatest tag team on earth. Woods says Erik will wish they took him out last week rather than catch the beating they’ll get at WrestleMania this Saturday. Woods says everyone will say, “Thank God for the New Day.”

Video: Triple H, WWE Hall of Fame

Video: In 2012, Triple H battled the Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as the Special Guest Referee. It was the End of an Era. I was there live for that match, and it was incredible. That Sweet Chin Music into the Pedigree… I thought the Streak was over. What a moment. I would be in person for the Streak’s end two years later. Another incredible moment.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: Class of 2025 this Friday.

AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross

Karrion Kross is looking more and more like AJ Styles. Kross even wears tights in Styles’s style.

AJ Styles argues with Karrion Kross in the center of the ring. Kross shoves Styles, so Styles backs him into the corner and shoulders away at him. Kross reverses a whip to the corner and takes Styles down. Styles fights back, but Kross pulls him into the middle rope and chokes him. Kross shouts that it doesn’t have to be this way. Scarlett chokes Styles on the middle rope as the referee pulls Kross away. Kross hits a scary exploder suplex and taunts the crowd. Kross stomps Styles in the corner and whips him hard into the turnbuckles, ribs-first. Styles groans in pain as Kross laughs. Kross grabs him, but Styles knocks him out of the ring with a dropkick. Styles hits a baseball slide into the barricade. Styles goes to the apron, but Kross sweeps the feet. Kross drives the ribs into the barricade. Kross then wildly sends him into the barricade and into the timekeeper’s area.

We come back from the break to see Kross hit a backbreaker. They go for something that doesn’t work out, so Kross goes for a cover to pick up a two-count. Kross connects with the Final Prayer for a near fall. Kross wonders if Styles is trying to sandbag him. Styles begins to fight back with strikes and chops. Styles goes for a whip, but Kross drops down and grabs his ankle. Styles checks on Kross, and Kross rocks him with a forearm to the jaw.

Styles is not happy and gets fired up. Styles wildly takes it to Kross and hits a strike combo, followed by a sliding forearm. Styles hits a corner clothesline before attempting an ushigoroshi, but Kross slides off and hits a DDT. Styles ducks a Kross Hammer and hits the ushigoroshi. Styles snaps Kross off the top rope and knocks him down. Styles sizes him up and hits a Phenomenal Forearm for the win!

Winner: AJ Styles via Pinfall.

Logan Paul walks out to the stage, and Styles is not happy to see his WrestleMania opponent. The crowd loudly boos Paul. Paul says he’s out here to congratulate Styles. Styles got a win in front of Sacramento, a bunch of people who aren’t cool enough to live in Los Angeles and weren’t smart enough to live in San Francisco. Styles showed these “generic California losers” why their match at WrestleMania will cook. Paul starts heading toward the ring and wants to show why their match will make money.

Video: A Logan Paul hype video plays.

Styles says that was a cute video, but he wants to start WrestleMania a few days early. Paul heads toward the ring. Styles turns and attacks Kross before he can sneak attack him. Styles attacks Paul as he gets in the ring. Kross grabs Styles, but Styles counters with a reverse DDT. Styles yells at Kross and turns into a loaded punch from Paul! Paul hits a beautiful Paul-verizer before taunting the crowd. They will battle on WrestleMania Sunday.

Video: CM Punk

This Saturday will be CM Punk’s first career WrestleMania Main Event.

Backstage: Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman is beginning to grow impatient as he awaits the arrival of Roman Reigns.

Ringside: Jey Uso

“Main Event” Jey Uso makes his entrance, dressed in all black. Uso looks fired up but doesn’t do any of the “YEET” dances. Uso stands on the commentary table after making his way to the ring through the crowd. Uso slaps hands with Pat McAfee. The crowd wants more, so Uso obliges and has the music start up. The crowd is thrilled.

The music soon fades, and Uso starts to pace around the table. Uso says he said what he had to say to Gunther last week. This week, he wants to talk to the people of his hometown. His mother is here somewhere. People have been asking him where his mind is. Is he crashing out? Hell yeah, but he’s locked in for him, his family, and the crowd. Listening to Gunther talking made him feel like he was mad. Uso thinks Gunther is afraid that he’ll whoop his ass in front of 60,000 people for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. Uso has them start his music up again, and he leads the crowd in a big “YEET.”

Uso grabs a Prime Energy bottle from the hydration station and leaves through the crowd.

Backstage: Bron Breakker, Judgement Day

Replay: Last week on Raw, Bron Breakker hit Carlito with the Spear of the Century.

Cathy Kelley is backstage with WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker. Just as it’s beginning, the Judgment Day attacks him. WWE officials run over to quickly break it up, but Breakker is down.

Penta vs. Finn Balor

As Finn Bálor gets on the apron during his entrance, Penta dropkicks him to the floor and hits a tope con hilo! Penta gets Bálor in the ring, and the bell rings to start the match. Penta kicks Bálor back and hits a top rope cross-body block for a two-count. Bálor kicks Penta, but Penta pulls him down by the arm. Bálor avoids the Sacrifice and goes for a falling elbow drop, but Penta drops down and kicks him in the head. Penta catches him with a handstand snap dropkick for a two-count. Penta kicks away at Bálor’s knee and poses. Penta pushes him against the ropes and chops his chest. Bálor reverses a whip into the ropes and rolls out of a sunset flip to hit a basement dropkick for a two-count. Bálor elbows Penta in the head and applies a rear chin lock. Penta starts to fight up, but Bálor pulls him down and taunts the crowd. Bálor comes off the bottom rope and stomps Penta’s midsection. Bálor repeats the move several times before taunting the crowd again. Bálor does the “Too Sweet” hand gesture. Bálor gets on the apron, but Penta scoops him up. Bálor slides off and hits a falling elbow drop on the apron.

After the break, Bálor hits Penta with a massive top rope superplex for a two-count. Bálor applies an armbar, but Penta fights up. Penta hits a running hurricanrana, followed by a pair of clotheslines and a superkick. Bálor reverses a whip to the corner, but Penta hits a slingshot into a backstabber for a near fall.

Bálor backs to the corner as an “Ole” chant picks up. Penta puts him on the top rope and chops his chest. Penta climbs the ropes, but Bálor knocks him to the apron. Penta responds with a head-scissor off the ropes. Penta boots him back and hits a reverse sling blade. Penta hits the ropes, but Bálor hits a traditional Sling Blade. Bálor sizes him up for a Woo Dropkick, but Penta counters with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Penta snaps the shoulder with a Sacrifice before going for a Penta Driver, but Bálor counters into a roll-up for a two-count.

Penta hits some strikes, culminating with a superkick, before backing up to the corner. The crowd boos as “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Carlito come down to ringside. Bálor rolls Penta up for a two-count. Bálor hits a Sling Blade, followed by a Woo Dropkick. Bálor heads to the top rope…

…but WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker comes out. Carlito runs away before getting another Spear. Breakker gets in the ring and clotheslines Bálor. The referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Finn Balor via Disqualification.

Mysterio and Carlito quickly double-team Breakker. Breakker quickly gets away and hits Mysterio with a Spear into Carlito! Breakker then sizes Penta up. Breakker has a small cut on his chest. Penta kicks Breakker before being hit with a Spear and knocks him out of the ring. Penta then scales the ropes and wipes Mysterio, Carlito, and Breakker out with a cross-body block to the floor. Bálor sneers as he watches from the aisleway.

Video: IYO SKY

Video: Women’s World Champion IYO SKY has a message for Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. They keep forgetting that she’s the Women’s World Champion. They pushed her out of the way during their petty fights like she means nothing, but she’s the reason they’re fighting in the first place. She has what they want: the Women’s World Championship. She’s done being ignored and forgotten. You have to go through her to get the title. She’s not afraid to take them both on to defend it. She’s beaten them both before and will do it again. At WrestleMania, they will never forget the name IYO SKY, the Women’s World Champion.

WrestleMania 41 Card Rundown

The commentators run down the events happening during WrestleMania Week. They then run down the WrestleMania card.

Backstage: Paul Heyman, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, CM Punk

Paul Heyman is still awaiting the arrival of Roman Reigns. CM Punk sits next to him and says he’s a real friend. Punk puts his arm around Heyman as Roman Reigns’s SUV pulls up. Reigns looks over at Heyman and Punk before walking off. Heyman chases after him.

In-Ring: Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins

Roman Reigns makes his entrance with Paul Heyman trailing behind him.

Roman Reigns stands in the ring with Paul Heyman. Reigns points to the sky as pyrotechnics go off. Paul Heyman watches on and smiles at the Original Tribal Chief. An “OTC” chant fires up. Heyman goes to hand the microphone over to Reigns, but Reigns walks through him and grabs his own microphone. Heyman looks nervous. Heyman stands at Reigns and waits to see what will happen. Reigns says, “Sacramento… acknowledge me!” The crowd cheers and throws the ones up in the air. Another “OTC” chant fires up. Reigns says the whole world can feel and hear that they love and acknowledge their Tribal Chief. Now the whole world understands they would never betray their Tribal Chief, but not everyone is like them. Reigns turns toward Heyman and says some people would betray him. Does Sacramento know who that might be? Heyman shakes his head.

Reigns asks, “Wise Man… how could you betray me?” Sacramento chants, “You f—ed up.” Heyman contorts his mouth and goes to speak, but he stops as Reigns asks, “Why?” Heyman looks like he’s having trouble with words for once in his career. The crowd boos Heyman. Heyman sheepishly says, “My Tribal Chief… it was not a betrayal… I paid back a favor that I owed.” Reigns isn’t satisfied with that response. Reigns says he’s confused. The way favors work is that you usually pay them back yourself. It feels like the only one being screwed in this favor is Roman Reigns. Reigns would never ask for a favor. They take what they want. Reigns doesn’t owe a favor because he never asked for any help. He never asked for anyone to join him at WarGames. Why is he supposed to cover the tab for Heyman’s “dumb ass favor?”

“BURN IT DOWN!”

Seth “Freakin” Rollins heads to the ring. He is wearing a black leather vest, which is not too dissimilar from his old Shield attire. Reigns is not happy to see him. The crowd sings Rollins’ theme. Rollins tells Sacramento to give it up for the Tribal Chief. After over a decade, he’s finally getting it and putting the pieces together all by himself. He’s almost there, but he’s missing one little piece. It’s too little, too late because he still has to end Reigns at WrestleMania. Rollins says it’s the right thing to do. This Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania is the biggest, most important Triple Threat Match in the history of WrestleMania, this company, and this industry. The winner of this match will define the future of their industry. Rollins says it can’t be Reigns. Rollins removes his sunglasses. If this business were filled with people like Reigns, not showing up until it’s convenient, then this business dies.

It can’t be CM Punk either. If this business were filled with people like him who pick up their ball when times get tough, only to come back and leech off the success of others, this business dies. A “CM Punk” chant fires up. Rollins asks the crowd if they want the business to die. Rollins doesn’t. If this business were filled with guys like him, who would sacrifice physical and mental well-being to always do what is best for business, then the business would not only live but thrive. There can be only one, and it’s gotta be Rollins. As for that one little piece that Reigns hasn’t quite figured out… favors don’t happen by chance. Favors are a choice. Rollins chose not to put Paul Heyman in the hospital last week. Now, Paul Heyman can choose whether to repay that debt or not. Reigns’s Wise Man is as dishonorable as they come. Heyman is a scumbag, and Rollins expects nothing from him. Paul Heyman is not in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania by chance. Paul Heyman has made a choice. Heyman is denying what Rollins is saying. Rollins says it’s not a betrayal. The final piece of this puzzle is not Heyman returning a favor. Heyman is choosing. Reigns has to ask why Heyman is choosing CM Punk over him.

Reigns looks conflicted. Heyman tries to explain himself and deny Rollins. Reigns says, “Wise Man… he’s right.” Reigns turns menacingly toward Heyman. Reigns says, “You made your choice, and I’ve made mine.” Reigns clotheslines Rollins down and sends him shoulder-first into the ring post.

Heyman is thrilled and shouts, “I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief!” Reigns then pie faces Heyman and knocks him down. CM Punk runs down to avenge his friend. Reigns and Punk begin brawling in the ring. Punk clotheslines Reigns over the top rope. The crowd boos Punk, but they soon begin chanting his name. Punk checks on Heyman before turning into a Spear from Reigns. Reigns punches away at Punk. Rollins then sneaks up and smashes Reigns in the back a la the Plan B chair shot from 2014! Rollins hits Punk with a Stomp. Rollins then crushes Reigns with a Stomp! Heyman is stunned. Rollins picks up the chair and looks toward Heyman, who is cowering in fear in the corner. The show comes to an end at 10:24 p.m. Eastern.

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