Warning: The following copy has SPOILERS for WWE Monday Night Raw (Mar 17th, 2025)
WWEhave been to Belgium many times, butMonday Night Rawis 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 heelatElimination 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, andBianca Belair and Iyo Sky will sign theirWrestleManiacontractahead of next month’s show of shows in Las Vegas.
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, andJohn 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.
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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 actin 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 towardsWrestleMania’s most important match.
Rhea Ripley Invades WrestleMania
It’s Mami Mania On Monday Night Raw
Things had gone somewhat cordially, asIyo Sky and Bianca Belair began respectfully before all hell broke loosewhen 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.
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Coming seconds after Raw’s GM had thanked Sky and Belair for their professionalism,Rhea Ripley caused immediate panic and calls for securityas 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 theWrestleManiacontract and is trying to make it legally binding. It may not work in a court of law, butit’s looking like a Triple Threat for the Raw Women’s title atWrestleManiain a match that feels incredibly unpredictable.
This week’s episode of Raw will be all about whenJohn 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 tilWrestleMania. The Intercontinental Championship picture is looking clearer with Penta and Bron Breakker seeming on a collision course forWrestleMania, 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 atManiatoo on a high-paced episode of Raw.
