WWE Raw Results - August 25, 2025: Breakker Flattens Knight, AJ Stuns Bálor, Rhea Rolls; Chaos Before Paris

Here’s everything that happened on Raw in order. The show opened with Reigns vs. Reed boiling over and ended with Breakker putting away LA Knight, with statement wins for Dragon Lee, Kofi, Rhea, and AJ in between. Full results and notes below. 

Show: WWE Raw - August 25, 2025
Location: bp pulse LIVE — Birmingham, England
Special Start Time: 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT (matinee slot due to international travel)

Quick Results

• Dragon Lee def. JD McDonagh
• Kofi Kingston def. Penta
• Rhea Ripley def. Roxanne Perez
• AJ Styles def. Finn Bálor
• Bron Breakker def. LA Knight

Show Open: Roman Reigns vs. Bronson Reed goes off the rails

• Roman’s return: Massive pop; “OTC” chants. Paul Heyman interrupted with Bronson Reed—Reed flaunted Roman’s stolen shoes around his neck.
• Mic work: Crowd unloaded a “SHUT THE F*** UP” chant on Heyman (Netflix censors lost the battle). Reed said he’s the Samoan Roman was warned about. Roman promised a beating Sunday; Reed mocked back.
• Brawl: Roman charged; wild pull-apart in and out of the ring. Reed teased a Tsunami before Roman dumped him. After a break, Cole said officials finally separated them.

Dragon Lee def. JD McDonagh

• Finish: With outside shenanigans neutralized, Operation Dragon landed for the 1-2-3.
• Key beats: Finn Bálor tried to meddle; the ref caught him. Dirty Dom interfered until AJ Styles brawled him into the crowd. Dragon stomped JD from the top while JD was tied in the ropes—gnarly visual.

Kofi Kingston def. Penta

• Finish: Penta got greedy on another flash move; Kofi countered with Trouble in Paradise for the win—vital bounce-back for New Day.
• Match notes: Penta dominated early; Xavier Woods jawed at ringside in a neck brace. Big aerials on the floor, a slick Penta Driver for two, then Kofi’s closer.

“Reminder” cluster & Punk jab

• CM Punk claimed Knight put himself through a table and vowed to mow down all three rivals Sunday.
• Multiple “Reminder: Breakker vs. Knight main event” posts ran (yes, the live blog gremlin struck).

In-Ring: Nikki Bella & Becky Lynch face-to-face

• Verbal volley: Becky bragged (“The Man,” even SI agrees). Nikki called her desperate, a “coward,” and demanded a title shot. Becky swung first; Nikki stood tall and held the belt aloft.
• Confirmed: Lynch vs. Nikki at Clash in Paris.
• Programming gripe: Still no Women’s World Title bout set for the PLE despite last week’s tease.

Rhea Ripley def. Roxanne Perez

• Finish: After a bruising slugfest, RIP-TIDE sealed it for Ripley.
• Key beats: Raquel Rodriguez interference helped Roxanne land a hurricanrana and near-fall. Rhea answered with a nasty headbutt and Razor’s Edge for two; a tweaked knee scare didn’t stop her.
• After: Raquel & Perez tried a two-on-one until Iyo SKY stormed in—missile dropkick, acrobatics, then a center-ring Rhea–Iyo hug. An intriguing alliance, days before Paris.

AJ Styles def. Finn Bálor

• Finish: Out of nowhere, Styles Clash for the win.
• Match notes: Bálor controlled stretches (even tossed up a cheeky Kliq/Wolfpac hand sign). AJ refused to fade, fed by a hot Birmingham crowd, and snatched the three.

Backstage: Roman Reigns & Jey Uso

• Jey vowed to become World Champion again; Reigns told him to smash everyone Sunday—“legacy over friendships.”

Backstage: Bayley unraveling; IC title news

• A haunting Bayley vignette had inner-voice mind games—self-doubt curdling into rage. Adam Pearce told Lyra he’s concerned and will “look into it.”
• Dominik Mysterio barged in to whine about AJ Styles; Pearce set AJ vs. Dominik for the Intercontinental Championship on next week’s Raw in Paris (oddly not at the PLE).

Bron Breakker def. LA Knight - Main Event

(Pre-match chaos)
On his way out, Breakker got jumped by Roman Reigns, then Bronson Reed arrived to back Breakker, and LA Knight ran in to keep Roman from a two-on-one. The fight spilled through Gorilla to the ring before the bell.

• Finish: Knight hit a superplex and top-rope elbow, called the shot—then Seth Rollins’ music hit for the distraction. Knight chased; Breakker timed a monster spear on the floor, rolled Knight in, another spear, 1-2-3.
• Key beats: Breakker survived a DDT off the gorilla press, a boot on a spear attempt, and even a Frankensteiner near-fall. Knight rallied with a neckbreaker and Scorpion Death Drop before the Rollins decoy flipped the momentum.
• Post-match mayhem: Jey Uso hit the ring to help Knight, The Vision swarmed, CM Punk sprinted down to even things up. After a brief clear-out, the babyfaces imploded—Uso super-kicked Knight… then Punk. Rollins cackled at ringside telling Breakker to stand down as credits rolled. See you in Paris.

🗣️ Wrestling.news | Backstage Take

• Rollins’ chessboard: The Vision’s best weapon wasn’t a steel chair; it was a theme song. The distraction that doomed Knight was classic Rollins, and his choice to keep Breakker out of the post-match fray screams preservation for Paris.
• Uso super-kicks everyone: Jey choosing violence on Knight and Punk telegraphs a “no allies” stance for Sunday. Expect opportunism over loyalty.
• Women’s picture: WWE talked up answers for the vacant Women’s World Title, then didn’t deliver one. Meanwhile, Rhea–Iyo’s embrace looks like a power pairing that could reshape the division post-Paris.
• IC title on TV, not PLE: Putting AJ vs. Dom on Raw in Paris next week (not Clash) suggests a card-balancing move—or a set-up for an angle that spills directly into the PLE.

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