Gunther destroys Jimmy Uso - Raw Recap and Results 31/03/25

WWE's three-week European road trip came to a satisfying end at the O2 in London, England. With Wrestlemania being just under three weeks away, rivalries heated up, a new match was made and a fantastic main event kept the crowd guessing.

Cody Rhodes laid out John Cena.

For the third week in a row, John Cena opened Raw to deafening boos. The audience in London did not hold back as Cena made an entrance similar to his at ECW: One Night Stand 2006, where the crowd hated him. Before he could get a word out, Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes made his presence known as he made his way to the ring.

Cody knew he would be facing a storm going up against Cena on the mic, so the Champion listed everything wrong with him, so Cena had no ammo to use. Cena responded by saying he's not going to cook Rhodes; he will bury him just like everyone else. He called Cody mediocrity as he's manipulated his way to the top with a perfect, polished, lazy gimmick. Cena was cold and calculated with his insults, calling Rhodes a carbon copy of himself and an errand boy who got a lucky break.

"The American Nightmare" fought back and held his own against the 16x champion. Rhodes said he was chosen by the fans and not the former boss, who no one can speak about. He said everybody is so terrified of Cena on the mic, but he knows that Cena has more d**k in his promo than he does in his jorts. Rhodes also called out Cena for selling his soul to The Rock at Elimination Chamber.

The two men went back and forth before Cena went to leave the ring, but Cody got the last word in, reminding Cena that the fans have never chanted to Rhodes: "You can't wrestle!" This lit a fire inside of Cena as he swung, but Rhodes caught him and hit the Cross Rhodes to lay Cena out before Wrestlemania.

The New Day Def. New Catch Republic.

The New Day's quest to become World Tag Team Champions hit a roadblock when, Raw General Manager, Adam Pierce told them they had to earn their opportunity. Their opponents were England's own, New Catch Republic, as Tyler Bate made his long-awaited return from injury. Teaming with his partner, Pete Dunne, the Dudley Duo looked like they had never been away, with multiple double team moves and Bate doing a somersault dive to the outside.

Kofi Kingston was able to distract Dunne, as Woods hit a knee smash to knock him out of the ring. New Day controlled the match from here on out, keeping Pete Dunne isolated from his partner. Bate got the hot tag and hit Kingston with a suplex and an aeroplane slam onto the mat. Dunne tagged in as the England Boys hit a double team clothesline and German Suplex combo for near fall. Dunne snapped Wood's fingers whilst they were on the apron before Kingston connected with the SOS on Dunne for a two-count.

Kingston was able to trip Bate on the apron, and Woods pulled Dunne’s tights, which sent him into the turnbuckle. Kofi got the tag and New Day hit the Daybreak for the pinfall win. After the match, The World Tag Team Champions, War Raiders, made their way to the ring and had a staredown with New Day.

Gunther Def. Jimmy Uso.

After their altercation last week, The World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther took on ,the big brother of The Usos, Jimmy Uso in a 1-on-1 match. Uso started very aggressively with some strikes, but Gunther hit back with a big boot. They left the ring, where Gunther connected with some strikes to Jimmy. "The Ring General" wanted a Powerbomb on the floor, but Jimmy avoided it and punched him in the jaw.

Uso hit a suicide dive on Gunther as the Champion hit his jaw on the commentary table. Back in the ring, Uso went up top to hit a Uso Splash, but Gunther got the knees up to block. Gunther then went up to the top rope, but Jimmy met him there and landed a superplex being going back up the ropes and hitting an Uso Splash for a close two-count.

Gunther and Jimmy went back and forth with strikes before "Big Jim" hit a German Suplex and a superkick. Uso charged, but Gunther reversed with a brutal dropkick and the champion hit a Powerbomb, the referee counted to two, but Gunther picked up Jimmy. Gunther continued to attack Uso, and as he power-bombed him again, the referee counted to two, but Gunther picked him up again. He put on the Rear Naked Choke and Jimmy passed out.

"The Ring General" was still not satisfied after the match was done as he continued to beat down "Big Jim". This brought out "Main Event" Jey Uso, who ran down to try and make the save, but Gunther took him out as well. The demonic Champion took out multiple security guards before using a zip tie on Jey's arm to attach him to the ropes. As Jey could only watch, Gunther destroyed his brother, busting him open and stomping down on his head. Jey was close to tears as Gunther rubbed Jimmy's blood all over his body and locked him in another Choke Hold before more officials could break everything up. This segment was exactly what this feud needed to heat it up before Wrestlemania.

Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio(The Judgement Day) Def. Bron Breakker and Penta.

After the chaotic fallout to the Intercontinental Championship match last week, rivals Bron Breakker and Penta put their differences aside and teamed up to take on The Judgement Day's Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio. After being cheap-shotted before the bell, Penta did a hurricanrana on Mysterio before The Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker, was tagged in. Breakker ran the ropes and hit Balor with a power slam. Breakker and Penta were tagging well early on as the luchador did a somersault dive to the outside taking out Balor.

Judgment Day took control of the match as Mysterio went for the Three Amigos suplexes, but he only hit two when Penta managed to counter with a Backstabber to break free and bring Breakker back into the match. Breakker shoulder tackled Balor before he hit belly-to-belly suplexes on both Balor and Mysterio. Bron blocked a double suplex and impressively hit a double suplex on his own. The Champion held Balor on his shoulders as Penta jumped off the top and connected with an Avalanche Slingblade for a near fall.

Dominik Mysterio saved Balor during Penta’s Mexican Destroyer attempt and as Breakker went for a Spear, Balor avoided it and Bron connected with Penta by accident. Judgment Day capitalised as Breakker got sent to the outside, and Balor climbed the ropes and hit a Coupe De Grace for the win. This was Penta's first loss since signing with the WWE, and Balor's first win since November 2024.

Logan Paul Paulverizers AJ Styles

AJ Styles and Logan Paul went back and forth with words in the next segment. Following on from their confrontation at Madison Square Garden a few weeks ago, Styles started in the ring and called Paul out. The crowd barely let Paul speak as the boo's in the building were louder than the words being spoken into the microphone.

Logan forgave Styles for what he did at The Garden, but to his surprise Styles also forgave him for being the biggest douchebag in all of WWE. AJ told Paul if he wants the crowd to stop hating him, he needs to show what he will sacrifice between the ropes and not brag about being rich and famous. Paul did not care and told all the fans in London that they were poor and he didn't wrestle for free.

"The Maverick" told Styles to dream bigger and pointed to the Wrestlemania sign, before trying to attack him. Styles caught a kick attempt and sent him to the outside, before slamming his head into the commentary table a few times. Styles went for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Paul kicked the ropes into the crotch of Styles, before hitting his Finisher, The Paulverizer to lay him out. Later in the show it was made official, AJ Styles v Logan Paul at Wrestlemania 41.

Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley's Championship match ended in a Double Disqualification.

The main event saw the highly anticipated rematch for the Women's World Championship as Iyo Sky defended against Rhea Ripley. The Women's Elimination Chamber winner, Bianca Belair, was made the special guest referee for the bout as both women started aggressively.

The bigger Ripley was able to work over the smaller Sky as she hit a snapmare, followed by a basement dropkick for a two-count. Sky hit a droptoe hold into the ropes and a dropkick to knock Ripley down for another two-count.

Sky nailed a jawbreaker, two uppercuts and a running dropkick before a spinning kick and a missile dropkick to the head. Ripley rolled on the floor, so Sky went for a suicide dive cross-body block on the floor. Ripley and Sky exchanged punches after this as both women wanted to face Belair at Wrestlemania. Sky went to the top rope, but Ripley stopped her with a forearm to the back and tried to slam her, but Sky countered it into a Crucifix Bomb off the middle turnbuckle for a close two-count.

The champion looked to be in control as she went for a move off the top, but Ripley countered with a headbutt to block it. Ripley connected with a Razor’s Edge and a huge running knee for a near fall. Ripley accidentally kicked Belair out of the ring, before she hit the Riptide on Sky and covered her. The crowd in the O2 counted, but as she had kicked Belair down, there was no referee to count the three. Ripley told Belair to get back in the ring to count but Sky kicked out at two as she had plenty of time to recover. As Ripley and Belair were arguing, Sky came off the top rope and accidentally took out Belair with a Missle Dropkick. Bianca had enough and told the timekeeper to ring the bell and end the match in a double DQ.

Rhea Ripley was understandably angry as her Wrestlemania dreams had faded. She took her frustration out after the match, hitting a Riptide on Belair and Sky. The raucous crowd asked for one more, so Ripley hit Belair with another Riptide off the second rope before lifting the Women's World championship. This match set up Iyo Sky vs Bianca Belair vs Rhea Ripley at Wrestlemania as the show went off the air.