WWE Raw Results- 8/25/2025: Penta Vs. Kofi, Roman Reigns In Birmingham, More

Birmingham, Birmingham, greatest city in Alaba-, um, England, greatest city in England. WWE is in Birmingham, England for this week's edition of "WWE Raw." The show will air at a special time due to the time zone differences.

Roman Reigns is set to return to "Raw," as the former WWE Universal Champion continues his feud with Bronson Reed. Reed has had Reigns's number as of late, not only attacking "The Original Tribal Chief" but also stealing his shoes on multiple occasions. The show will also see former AEW World Tag Team Champion Penta take on former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. Kingston and his partner, Xavier Woods, have been problems in the "Raw" locker room all year, but more so since losing the World Tag Team Titles. Penta looks to set Kingston straight. Plus, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella will call out Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch.

"WWE Raw" is set to air at 3 pm ET on Netflix.

Raw opens with a video, recapping the main event of last week's show. LA Knight enters the arena, staring at his phone. Rhea Ripley enters the arena. Nikki Bella is wandering around in a hallway somewhere. A drone flies around the arena, touring the sold-out crowd.

Roman Reigns's music hits. Reigns makes his entrance slowly. Still walking. Still walking. Roman finally makes it to the apron and poses. He gets in the ring and wanders around. He poses. It has been at least three minutes of this. His music stops. The crowd continues singing. The crowd stops singing. Roman stands there. The crowd starts singing a different song. Roman poses again. Everyone cheers. Seriously, it's been roughly 5-7 minutes. 

Roman finally starts speaking. This leads to another chant break from the crowd. Roman tells the Birmingham crowd that he's got big plans for tonight, the rest of the year, and next year. Roman says he's not the man he used to be, which prompts a "Yes, you are" chant from the crowd. Roman says The Vision has taken everything from him. The crowd begins chanting something unintelligible; it eventually coalesces into "F*** Seth Rollins."

Roman says things aren't the same. He doesn't have all the things he used to have, like a Bloodline. Roman says he's proud of Jey Uso, and Uso deserves to challenge for the title. He says The Vision took titles, Paul Heyman, and now even his shoes.

Paul Heyman interrupts Reigns and comes out with Bronson Reed, who has Roman's shoes around his neck. Paul Heyman tries to introduce Reed, but the crowd boos, so he starts over and for some reason the crowd goes with it this time. He calls Reed "The Tribal Thief." Heyman also points out they are near or at the anniversary of Heyman choosing Roman Reigns over Brock Lesnar. The crowd is chanting "shut the f*** up" while Heyman explains his history with Roman. He says he misses Roman. He loved him 5 years ago and loves him now, which is why he came out to "disrespect" Reigns. The crowd starts singing Roman's name. Paul Heyman starts singing Bronson Reed's name. The crowd responds by singing louder.

Roman, Roman Reigns. Roman, Roman Reigns...Sorry, they had me doing it.

Heyman says that everyone in the arena is poor, and then says Roman Reigns needs a "tough love" that Heyman isn't "man enough to provide," but Bronson Reed is. Roman calls Reed a "dumbass," and Reed says that he is intent on disrespecting Roman. The crowd starts chanting again.

Reed says that his tribe was outcast to Australia, and that he earned his tattoos, while Reigns only paid for them. He says he's the Samoan that Roman's dad and uncle warned him about.

Reigns points out that if Reed is Samoan, he belongs to him. Roman tells Reed to apologize to their people for wasting their time. Roman offers Reed an opportunity to return his shoes and it ends in both men brawling around ringside and back into the ring. Security comes in to break it up, to no avail. Reed fights them off and sets up for a Tsunami, but Roman recovers and hits a Superman Punch, sending Reed to the floor. Security keeps Roman at bay, but Roman sneaks away and wipes out Reed and half the security team. They fight up the aisle, with security in tow. We head to a commercial, the crowd still chanting, "Roman, Roman Reigns!"

Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh (w/ Finn Balor)

They circle each other and then trade strikes to start. McDonagh gets the upperhand and distracts the referee. Finn gets on the apron, but the referee notices him and sends him out of the ring. McDonagh ends up out of the ring and gets wiped out by Dragon Lee with a suicide dive. Back in the ring, both men are down, and we head to commercial.

Back from commercial, and both men are down. According to instant replay, there was a superplex at some point. Both men are standing and start trading blows. McDonagh gets the upperhand and hits a Standing Spanish Fly for a nearfall. Dragon Lee comes back with a powerbomb attempt but McDonagh counters with one of his own, only for Dragon Lee to counter with a high-and-tight powerbomb.

Lee gets to the top rope, but McDonagh stops him. They fight on the top turnbuckle. Dragon gets the better of McDonagh and hits a hanging stomp to McDonagh's chest for a nearfall. Lee hits a Final Flash knee strike. McDonagh gets the referee's attention, giving Dominik Mysterio room to trip Dragon Lee. AJ Styles runs in to chase off Mysterio. Dragon Lee recovers and hits a running forearm. Lee hits Operation Dragon for the pinfall.

WINNER: Dragon Lee

Backstage, Jackie Redmond asks LA Knight about CM Punk putting LA Knight through a table. Knight takes umbrage with the idea that Punk didn't mean to put Knight through the table. He thinks it was intentional, and Punk has poisoned the well with Knight. Knight says Punk is a hungry man, and it's "feast or famine" at Clash In Paris, and Punk will go home hungry. Knight is confident about everyone in the match.

A video plays, where Rusev explains that he was programmed to destroy Sheamus. Backstage, JD McDonagh is furious at Judgment Day for screwing up his match, but Raquel demands they stop fighting, as it's not what "Liv would've wanted." Finn says he's gonna take out AJ Styles.

Penta vs. Kofi Kingston (w/ Xavier Woods)

Penta gets the upperhand quickly. Kofi tries to get on the offensive, but Penta keeps him at bay. At ringside, Grayson Waller is getting signatures on his petition to ban the Mexican Destroyer or something. Kofi retreats to the apron and sends Penta into the corner. Kingston hits a big springboard attack for a nearfall. Penta gets back on offense and sends Kofi to the outside. Kofi runs away before Penta can dive out of the ring. We head to commercial.

Back from commercial and Penta stops a back body drop with a kick to the face. Penta hits a Slingblade and follows up with an enzuigiri in the corner. Penta does a corner headstand, followed by a slingshot dropkick for a nearfall. Kofi counters Penta Driver and hits a Penalty Kick. Kofi hits a Boom Drop. Kofi signals for Trouble In Paradise but eats a boot from Penta. Penta hits a Backstabber for a nearfall. Kofi counters a Mexican Destroyer. Kofi hits a Famouser for a nearfall. Penta takes Kofi to the top rope. Kofi dodges a headscissors and Penta hits a Superplex. Penta hits Penta Driver for a nearfall.

Kofi retreats to ringside. Grayson Waller pushes Kofi out of the way of a dive and gets a kick to the head from Penta for his trouble. Penta reconfigures and wipes out Kofi and Xavier with the dive. Back in the ring and Grayson distracts Penta, opening up Kofi to hit Trouble In Paradise for the pinfall.

WINNER: Kofi Kingston

A clip from WWE Unreal plays. A video plays, recapping last week's drama between the Kabuki Warriors. Backstage, Rhea Ripley is stretching. Iyo Sky thanks her for having her back. She says Asuka and Kairi Sane are her "family" and aren't happy about Rhea getting involved. She says they should keep their distance. Rhea respects her decision. They hug, and Iyo wishes Rhea luck in her match against Roxanne Perez.

After a long commercial, a video plays, recapping Jimmy Uso and Naomi's pregnancy announcement.

Backstage, Adam Pearce assures Stephanie Vaquer that she's number one contender to the Women's World Title. He says the title match at Clash In Paris is off, and next week she will know her opponent for the vacant title.

In the arena, Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch makes her entrance. Becky says she had her first WWE tryout in Birmingham, "and it was a dump then and it's a dump now." She says she refuses to be called out by Nikki Bella, who interrupts her. She calls Becky a "little b****" and Becky can prove she isn't one by giving her an IC Title shot. Becky says she won't give "Broke Neck Barbie" a title shot, but Nikki fires back that she beat her up last week. "Because of me, you have a page to write history on," Nikki says.

Becky says Nikki and her "better" twin transcended the business, but she doesn't care because she wanted to replace Nikki, and she thinks she's done a pretty good job. Nikki says that Becky was Charlotte's sidekick, with which Becky takes umbrage. The crowd tries to start chanting but Becky says that she will not allow them to take over the segment after "800 years of oppressing the Irish."

Nikki says Becky might be a champion but she's another "C-word"...Coward. Becky wishes that Nikki had called her a C*** and is furious at being called a coward. Becky gives Nikki a match in Paris, because Birmingham is terrible and Ozzy Osbourne is dead. Nikki says she'll win the title and smacks the taste out of Becky's mouth. Nikki counters a Manhandle Slam. Becky counters a Rack Attack and retreats from the ring. Nikki holds the IC Title high, to Becky's chagrin.

Backstage, Punk responds to LA Knight's comments, saying no one wanted to be on the same page as him. He says Knight went through the table because he's clumsy. Punk says he's obsessed with winning the world title. He says he's willing to "paint his masterpiece" with their blood in Paris.

In a video, Sheamus dresses down Rusev, ahead of their Clash In Paris match, calling him "Cringe."

Rhea Ripley vs. Roxanne Perez (w/ Raquel Rodriguez)

The match starts out heated, as Roxanne tries her best to keep Ripley off balance with a flurry of strikes. Ripley crushes Roxanne, sending her out of the ring to recover. Ripley heads out of the ring and gets Perez back in the ring, where she tosses her around. Perez counters a Riptide attempt and once again returns to ringside. Ripley gives chase, Roxanne attempts a Tope Suicida, and Ripley catches her. Raquel tries to protect Roxanne to little avail. Rhea gets distracted, and Roxanne hits a big dive on Rhea. Perez sends Ripley into the ring, and slams Ripley's legs into the apron. Perez knocks down Ripley and poses. Ripley sends Roxanne into the ringpost and gets momentum back. Roxanne blocks a piledriver on the apron and goes back to attacking Rhea's leg, forcing Rhea to retreat to the ring. Roxanne keeps up the assault, hitting a European Uppercut to Ripley's back. Roxanne gets a nearfall and we head to commercial.

Back from commercial, and Ripley is in firm control, womanhandling Perez. Raquel sneakily prevents Ripley from hitting a Razor's Edge. Perez takes advantage and hits a Shining Wizard for a nearfall. Perez slaps Ripley and pummels away. Ripley hits a headbutt and a Razor's Edge for a nearfall.

Perez fights off Ripley. Ripley charges, Roxanne moves, and Ripley sends Raquel crashing into the barricade. Ripley counters Pop Rocks and then kicks out of a rollup. Rhea counters a legsweep. Rhea hits a headbutt and Riptide for the pinfall.

WINNER: Rhea Ripley

After the match, Raquel attacks Rhea. Rhea recovers but Roxanne stops Rhea from hitting a Riptide on Raquel. Raquel clotheslines Ripley and both women attack her. Iyo Sky's music hits and she rushes the ring, taking out both women. Rhea and Iyo celebrate chasing off the attackers.

Backstage, Iyo, Kairi Sane, and Asuka argue in Japanese.

AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor

Balor kicks Styles to get the upperhand early and sends Styles to the outside. Styles recovers and gets back in the ring. Styles blocks a kick and drives Balor into the corner. The referee breaks them up and Balor takes advantage. Styles comes back with a dropkick and sends Balor to the outside. Styles hits a Slingshot Forearm to the outside. He chops away at Balor, as commentary congratulates the new TNA Knockouts Champion. What a time to be alive.

They fight back into the ring, where control continues to see-saw. Styles signals for Phenomenal Forearm but Balor shoves him off the top rope. We head to commercial.

Back from commercial, Balor is circling Styles like a shark. Balor keeps up the assualt but Styles counters a 1916 with a Pele Kick and then hits a sliding forearm to a seated Balor. Styles hits an Ushiguroshi for a nearfall. Balor counters a Styles Clash, sending Styles to the apron. Balor dodges a Phenomenal Forearm and comes back with a Slingblade. Balor hits a Shotgun Dropkick.

Balor climbs to the top rope. Styles rolls away from a Coup De Grace. Balor counters Calf Crusher. Styles counters with a Styles Clash for the pinfall.

WINNER: AJ Styles

After a commercial break, a video plays, showing Bayley talking to the voices in her head, though mostly they talk to each other. Backstage, Lyra Valkyria tells Adam Pearce she's concerned. Adam Pearce says he's called in a wellness check. Judgment Day asks Pearce to handle the AJ Styles situation. Pearce schedules an Intercontinental Championship Match at next week's "Raw" in Paris.

Backstage, Bron Breakker is heading to the ring for his match, but Roman Reigns blindsides the entire Vision faction. Security gets Reigns out of there and LA Knight comes out of nowhere and attacks Breakker. Him and Breakker fight all the way out to the entry ramp. Knight is in complete control, pummelling Breakker around the entrance, down the ramp, and to ringside. We head to commercial.

LA Knight vs. Bron Breakker

Back from commercial, and the match is underway. LA Knight has Breakker cornered and delivers a big running attack. Knight dominates some more and gets a nearfall on Breakker.

Knight keeps up the assault, as Paul Heyman glowers at him. Breakker starts to come back and pummels Knight. Breakker levels Knight with a lariat. Breakker mounts and pummels Knight. Breakker gets Knight against the ropes and leans on him, choking Knight. Breakker tosses Knight across the ring. Breakker finally gets a chance to remove his t-shirt and starts throwing Knight more. Knight comes back with some desperate punches and a lariat, knocking Breakker to the canvas. Knight hits a Russian Legsweep. Knight sends Breakker out of the ring. Knight hits a big Baseball Slide. Knight chastises Paul Heyman. Breakker takes advantage and rams Knight into whatever he can, the apron, the stairs, a ringpost. We head to commercial.

Back from commercial, and LA Knight is doing his darndest to escape Bron Breakker's clutches. Breakker dodges a neckbreaker, stopping Knight's comeback in its tracks. Bron gets Knight on the top rope. They trade blows. Knight shoves Breakker off but he recovers and hits a quick Frankensteiner for a nearfall. Breakker signals for a Spear.

Knight counters but gets caught in a Gorilla Press. Knight counters with a DDT. Breakker and Knight trade shots. Knight gets the better of Breakker and hits a Neckbreaker. Breakker counters BFT but Knight comes back with a Reverse DDT. Breakker counters BFT again and hits a lariat. Breakker takes down his singlet straps. Knight hits a big boot to counter a spear, and covers for a nearfall. They trade shots. Knight takes Breakker to the top rope. Breakker knocks him off but Knight recovers and hits a leaping Superplex. Knight hits a big Diving Elbow Drop. Knight signals for BFT but Seth Rollins's music and pyro hits. Knight takes his eye off the ball to go after Rollins. He chases Rollins around the ring and gets hit with a Spear from Breakker. Breakker sends Knight back in the ring. Breakker hits a Spear for the pinfall.

WINNER: Bron Breakker

Rollins and Breakker attack Knight. Jey Uso's music hits, and Jey runs out to help Knight. Uso attacks Rollins and lays him out with a Superkick. Breakker distracts Uso, opening up Rollins to hit Uso with a Pedigree. CM Punk's music hits, and he chases off the heels, as the crowd sings "Cult of Personality." Punk, Knight, and Uso share the ring hesitantly, as the crowd chants "Seth's a p****." Punk and Knight get in a shoving match, and soon all three men are fighting to close the show.