The road to WrestleMania 42 rolled through Seattle on Monday night, with a jam-packed episode featuring matches with Showcase of the Immortals implications.
Rollins Interrupted on Raw
Raw general manager Adam Pearce called out Seth “Freakin” Rollins to kick off the show. After some theatrics with a dozen other masked men, Rollins joined him in the squared circle.
Pearce implored Rollins not to go to war with The Vision, especially since he is only five months removed from surgery and not yet cleared to compete.
Before Rollins could respond, Logan Paul and Austin Theory interrupted. They cut a generic heel promo threatening to end Rollins, but missed out on attacking him, thanks to the return of the masked men.
LA Knight hit the ring, followed by The Usos, and the babyfaces beat down the heels, leaving them to scurry to the sanctuary of the arena floor.
Bayley Earns Title Shot
Bayley bested Asuka, Ivy Nile, Iyo Sky, Raquel Rodriguez, and Lyra Valkyria in a No. 1 Contender’s Gauntlet Match to earn a shot at AJ Lee’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship next Monday night in San Antonio.
Sky out-wrestled Valkyria, delivering an Over the Moonsault to send the former IC champion packing.
When Liv Morgan appeared at ringside, and women’s world champion Stephanie Vaquer cut her off, Sky capitalised on the distraction to eliminate Rodriguez. Big Sexy, though, attacked The Genius of the Sky, sending her face-first into the ring post.
Nile took advantage of a prone Sky, pinning her for the most surprising outcome of the contest.
Bayley overcame the strength of Nile, delivered the Bayley to Belly, and set up a final fall against Asuka. A back-and-forth match between former world champions concluded with Valkyria reappearing and taking out Kairi Sane on the arena floor, allowing the babyface to deliver the Rose Plant to The Empress of Tomorrow and score the final elimination of the match.
Bayley defeated Asuka, Nile, Sky, Rodriguez, and Valkyria
Other Raw Highlights
- Rusev aimed to slow down Oba Femi.
- Penta’s Intercotinental Championship reign was in question.
- Original El Grande Americano proved too impatient for Danhausen, who cursed him ahead of his title opportunity.
Announced in advance of the March 9 episode was Seth Rollins’ last match where he defeated Cody Rhodes (Crown Jewel, October 11, 2025).