WWE Raw live results: Elimination Chamber qualifiers
Date: February 10, 2025
Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
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The Big Takeaway —
Jey Uso will wrestle Gunther at WrestleMania 41 for the World Heavyweight Championship, meaning the winner of the Men’s Elimination Chamber will face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship. Logan Paul beat Rey Mysterio to qualify for the match, joining John Cena, Drew McIntyre and CM Punk.
Bayley beat Lyra Valkyria to qualify for the Women’s Chamber, joining Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan and Alexa Bliss.
Rhea Ripley will defend her Women’s World title against IYO SKY on the Raw after Elimination Chamber. SKY pinned Morgan in a tag match tonight.
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Show Recap —
Rey Mysterio, Logan Paul (and his cronies), Lyra Valkyria, Bayley, and AJ Styles were shown arriving.
Jey Uso/Gunther segment
Jey entered to his usual big reaction as Michael Cole told erectile dysfunction jokes. As with last week’s shows, the crowd chanted “One more time” after his music cut, so they played the music again, and he Yeeted along with the crowd. (Cole looks like such a goof doing it along with everyone else.)
As Jey posed on top of the announce desk, Cole suddenly warned him because he was about to be attacked by Gunther. Gunther tossed Jey around ringside and laid him out with a powerbomb in the ring. He urged Jey not to choose him for WrestleMania. He shoved aside some security and hit another powerbomb.
As Gunther left, Jey grabbed a mic and slowly got to his feet while announcing, “Me and you at WrestleMania.” Gunther was pissed, so he marched back down to ringside. Jey knocked him off the ring and wiped out Gunther and security with a dive.
This was a good, simple setup. Having Gunther cut off Jey’s long entrance was clever.
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Cathy Kelley interviewed Rhea Ripley backstage. She thought Charlotte Flair was wasting everyone’s time by not making her Mania selection. Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai interrupted. Sky told Ripley that she cost her a spot at WrestleMania and stated, “I’m coming for you.” Ripley looked forward to it.
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Morgan cut a promo during a break, stating her intention to win the Elimination Chamber.
A video package aired plugging The War Raiders vs. The Creed Brothers for the tag titles, happening later tonight.
IYO SKY & Dakota Kai defeated Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (14:57)
Cole mentioned that Kai was returning from injury, but he didn’t say what the injury was.
Rodriguez dropped Sky and Kai awkwardly in separate spots early in the match. The heels worked over Sky until Kai made a tag. Kai hit Morgan with a PK but missed a running boot on Rodriguez, which led to Rodriguez posting her. They worked over Kai during a break, and Morgan hit her with three amigos.
Sky made a hot tag after the break and wiped out both opponents with a suicide dive. Sky hit Morgan with a great missile dropkick and a Meteora in the corner for two. Sky went for a Meteora again, but Rodriguez pulled Morgan to safety.
Rodriguez and Morgan hit a combo elevated Codebreaker for a nearfall. (Morgan’s knees must’ve nailed Sky right in the face because she kept grabbing at her face/nose. Hopefully, she’s ok. The ref quickly checked on her, and the match continued.)
Kai tagged in and hit Morgan with a Kai-ropractor for two. Morgan hit Kai with an Oblivion, but Sky broke up the cover with a running knee. Morgan was busted open. Kai hit Rodriguez with a running boot, and Morgan took out Kai with a Codebreaker. Sky rolled up Morgan, and Morgan kicked out at two. (It was supposed to be a nearfall, but Morgan kicked out early.)
Morgan and Sky had an exchange, which led to Sky hitting a double foot stomp, kick to the head, and moonsault for the pinfall win.
This was pretty good. The crowd was quiet when it started but they got really into it and popped big for Sky getting the win.
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Cole announced that Sami Zayn suffered spinal compression and extreme nerve damage thanks to Kevin Owens’ attack.
New Day cut a promo in the crowd during a break. Kofi Kingston didn’t understand why Rey Mysterio was in the Elimination Chamber over either of them, and he reminded us of this performance in the 2019 Chamber. The crowd booed, and they were eventually cut off by Bayley’s entrance for the next segment.
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They mentioned that Bayley would be playing in the NBA Celebrity All-Star Game.
Roxanne Perez and George Kittle were shown in the crowd.
Elimination Chamber qualifier: Bayley defeated Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria (12:16)
This was a first-time-ever match. There were duelling chants early on.
Bayley hit a sunset flip bomb into the bottom turnbuckle, but Valkyria got her knees up on a flying elbow attempt. Valkyria went for a tornado DDT, but Bayley hit a Bayley-to-belly for a nearfall. Bayley hit a running knee strike and a suplex of some sort that didn’t look good for a two-count.
They fought to the apron, and Valkyria hit a tornado DDT and fisherman’s suplex on the outside. Valkyria hit another fisherman’s suplex in the ring for two. Valkyria headbutted Bayley off the top and followed with a leg drop as Bayley was draped over the middle rope.
Valkyria went for a cradle, but Bayley drove her into the bottom rope. Valkyria tried another cradle, but Bayley caught her in a cradle of her own for the pinfall win.
— Bayley helped Valkyria to her feet after the match, and they posed together as the crowd applauded.
(They played this up as the veteran Bayley against Valkyria, who grew up idolizing her. They put over Valkyria’s performance despite the loss and spoke about her strong year on Raw. They didn’t really address the fact that Bayley just pinned the IC champion.)
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There was a Penta video package where he spoke about Pete Dunne and Ludwig Kaiser.
Jackie Redmond interviewed Kaiser, but they were interrupted by Dunne. He was pissed at Kaiser for getting involved last week. Dunne said he would destroy Penta next week and told Kaiser to stay out of his business. Dunne left.
AJ Styles walked past Kaiser as they went to break.
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During a break, McAfee kept the crowd warm, then had them all wish Michael Cole a happy birthday. Cole sheepishly hid his face when McAfee mentioned his birthday. (Odd, because Wikipedia says his birthday is December 8th.)
Hardy (musician) was shown in the crowd.
Alpha Academy consoled Valkyria backstage when they were interrupted by American Made. Ivy Nile mocked Valkyria for losing and being coached by losers. Valkyria told her to back off or else. Nile said they would do it on her time, but first, the Creed Brothers would win the tag titles.
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AJ Styles segment
Styles entered, and the crowd chanted his name. He spoke about returning in Nashville four months ago, but he suffered what should have been a career-threatening injury (against Carmelo Hayes). But he woke up the next day and knew he still had gas in the tank and still had something to prove.
It was hard coming back, but anything worth doing was difficult. He announced that he was back and had a long to-do list. He also wanted to remind the locker room that he was still the Phenomenal AJ Styles.
Dominik Mysterio and Carlito interrupted. They got a lot of heat. Dom wanted to inform Styles that Judgment Day still ran Raw. Styles said a lot had changed while he was gone. He wondered where Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley and Finn Bálor were. Styles said no matter how much has changed, Dom would always be Rey’s punk-ass kid.
Dom tried a cheap shot, but Styles blocked it. Styles fought off Carlito, which allowed Dom to drop Styles on the middle rope. Dom went for a 619, but Styles chased him out of the ring. Styles gave Carlito a Phenomenal Forearm.
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Gunther vs. Jey Uso for the world title was made official for WrestleMania.
Redmond interviewed Seth Rollins in the crowd. Rollins said Jey made his choice for Mania, which meant all eyes were on Cody Rhodes, the WWE Championship, and on the Chamber. All eyes were also on the winner of the Chamber—Seth freakin’ Rollins.
Bálor interrupted. He said all eyes were on Rollins, but all they were seeing was his downfall. We all saw the cracks. We all saw Rollins lose to CM Punk. We all saw Rollins lose his mind at the Royal Rumble. The only thing standing in Bálor’s way from a title shot at Mania was a guy who was falling apart.
Rollins said they had a long history, and any time they stepped in the ring, they put on a show. But Rollins had unfinished business with Punk and Rhodes. Bálor was standing in his way, but after next week, he wouldn’t be standing at all. Bálor smiled and left.
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Kelley interviewed Austin Theory and Grayson Waller during a break. They plugged NXT and said there would be a new NXT Champion soon. They mocked Sami Zayn by confusing him for an unhoused man and mocked Sheamus for losing his shot at the IC title again. Kelley was unamused and cut them off.
Adam Pearce granted Styles his wish and gave him a match against Dom next week. Bron Breakker (in a cowboy hat) got in Styles’ face and said, “See you around.”
Golden Tate and Bailey Zimmerman were shown in the crowd.
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Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders defeated The Creed Brothers (w/Ivy Nile) via disqualification (12:22)
Erik slammed Ivar on top of Julius before Ivar smushed Brutus into the side of the ring with a crossbody. Erik hit Julius with a sit-out powerbomb and running knee ahead of a break. The Creeds used a simple distraction to take control of Erik during the break, which led to a somewhat boring heat segment.
Ivar made a hot tag after the break. He beat up both opponents before the Raiders gave Brutus a combo powerslam for two. Julius yanked Erik off the apron while Brutus gave Ivar an Angle Slam. (Kurt Angle was mentioned a bunch during this match.) Ivar knocked down the Creeds with a double handspring elbow.
Ivar went to the top but stopped what he was doing because of a distraction by Nile. Julius popped up to the top rope and hit a superplex. Brutus followed with a moonsault, but Erik broke up the cover.
The Raiders set up for their finisher, but Julius hit Erik with a title belt for the DQ. Brutus hit Ivar with a belt as well. They held the belts up as the crowd booed.
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Bálor joined the Judgment Day in their clubhouse. They were all beat up, except for Dom (who ran away from Styles earlier). Morgan had a huge gash above her eye.
Dom told Bálor that things were going to turn around for them soon. Bálor said Styles made Dom look like a fool. Dom said they could’ve used his help, but he would take care of Styles next week. Dom suggested they find a new member. They’ve been shorthanded, especially with JD McDonagh out. Morgan seconded the idea.
Bálor refused. He did not want a new member. He would fix things by beating Rollins, winning the Chamber and becoming champion at Mania.
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Ripley approached Sky and Kai as they were leaving. Ripley said she didn’t owe Sky anything. She wasn’t giving Sky a match because she felt she needed to but because she wanted to. She spoke to Pearce and had a title match made official for the Raw after Chamber. Sky was pleased.
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Next week on Raw:
- Men’s Elimination Chamber qualifier: Seth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor
- Women’s Elimination Chamber qualifier: Roxanne Perez vs. Raquel Rodriguez
- Penta vs. Pete Dunne
- AJ Styles vs. Dominik Mysterio
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CM Punk segment
Punk said he was confident he was going to win the Rumble. He talked a lot, and maybe sometimes he talked too much because he didn’t win the Rumble. He wasn’t mad at Jey Uso. He liked watching his peers accomplish their goals. Punk’s goals were still there. He issued a warning to Rhodes.
Punk noted that one guy in the Chamber didn’t even qualify—he just declared himself. Punk took a shot at John Cena but did say he was a legend who deserved to call his shot. The bad news for Cena was that he would see Punk in the Chamber. Punk planned on beating the living crap out of Cena to win the match.
The only other person who has qualified so far was that piece of crap Drew McIntyre. McIntyre wasn’t on Raw anymore because he ran away so fast to the other show. Punk destroyed McIntyre inside Hell in a Cell and would do the same in the Chamber. (Punk also mentioned the possibility of Rollins or Bálor qualifying.)
Punk has never been more confident in his life, and WrestleMania 41 belonged to him.
Logan Paul interrupted. Paul understood why they called him “Punk.” He had a lot of names for Punk, but none you could say on TV. Paul wondered why the fans would boo him but cheer Punk. Paul said he eliminated Punk from the Rumble, and that was the best 15 minutes of fame in Punk’s career. Paul had his number in the Rumble and would have it again in the Chamber. Paul would give Rey his 15 minutes of fame tonight.
Punk congratulated Paul on eliminating him from the Rumble. Punk would’ve mentioned him earlier, but he forgot Paul even had a match tonight. Paul may have had his number at the Rumble, but the number he pulled tonight was 619. Punk advised him to worry about the legend Rey Mysterio. If he was lucky enough to get past Rey, Punk would see him in Toronto and put him to sleep.
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Cole announced a crowd of 13,009. He did not call it a sell-out.
Elimination Chamber qualifier: Logan Paul defeated Rey Mysterio (17:15)
They got off to a rough start, but the match got much better as it went. Paul hit a nice fallaway slam moonsault ahead of a break and an impressive-looking press slam to the smaller man during the break.
Paul slid Rey out of the ring, but Rey rolled through and popped to his feet. He hammered away at Paul and drove him into the barricade, but Paul responded by dropping him onto the top of the barricade. Paul was going to drive him into the ring post, but Rey countered and drove him into the steel steps. Rey followed with a sliding splash to the outside.
Rey hit a seated senton and springboard moonsault for two. Paul responded with a Finlay roll and a springboard moonsault of his own for two. Rey came back with a tornado DDT for two. Rey went for a 619, but Paul booted him. Paul was standing on the middle rope, so Rey got under him and actually hit a sit-out powerbomb for two.
Rey hit a 619, but Paul got his knees up on a frog splash. Paul followed with a right hand and a cool new finisher (a lifting DDT variation) for the clean pinfall win. (McAfee called it the Paulverizer.)
Paul joins Cena, Punk, and McIntyre in the Chamber.
— As the show was ending, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods attacked Rey from behind. Their attack lasted about two seconds before the show went off the air.