WWE Raw: Logan Paul’s Brass Knuckles Beatdown and Gunther’s Chilling Promise To John Cena
Let’s be honest, folks. Monday nights are usually reserved for battling the Sunday Scaries or pretending to care about your fantasy football team’s waiver wire. But this week? The Red Brand in WWE Raw decided to wake us all up with a little chaos, a lot of brass knuckles, and a German heavyweight who sounds like he wants to personally dismantle our childhood hero.
We’re just five days out from “Saturday Night’s Main Event”, John Cena’s final ride, and the tension in the T-Mobile Center was thick enough to cut with a steel chair. Here’s everything that went down on a Raw that felt less like a wrestling show and more like a warning shot.
The Ring General vs. The G.O.A.T’s Spirit
Gunther opened the show, and man, does this guy know how to suck the air out of a room. He didn’t come out screaming or flipping tables. No, he was calm. Terrifyingly calm. He looked straight into the hard cam and told Cena, the man who practically built modern WWE on his back, that he wasn’t just going to beat him. He was going to break his spirit.
“I’m going to squeeze until every bit of hustle, loyalty, and respect has left your body,” Gunther said.
That’s cold. That’s colder than a stadium beer in December. It wasn’t just trash talk; it felt like a eulogy for Cena’s career delivered by his executioner. If you grew up waving a “Cena Nuff” towel, you probably felt a chill down your spine. This is the emotional depth we needed. It’s not just a match anymore; it’s a battle for a legacy.
Logan Paul: The Villain We Love to Hate (and He Knows It)
Switching gears to the man who somehow makes us all furious just by existing: Logan Paul. Look, say what you want about the guy, but he understands the assignment. After getting slapped by Rey Mysterio last week, Paul was out for blood—and he wasn’t fighting fair.
Paul Heyman, ever the master manipulator, handed Paul a pair of brass knuckles backstage. Chekhov’s Gun, anyone? If you see brass knuckles in the first act, someone’s getting clocked in the third.
Sure enough, Paul ambushed Mysterio later in the night. But the real story here isn’t just Paul being a menace; it’s the return of the mystery masked man from WarGames. Just as Mysterio started fighting back (because he’s Rey, and he never stays down), this masked goon stomped him out, setting up Paul for the cheap shot.
Later, we got LA Knight vs. Paul. The crowd was hot for Knight, screaming “YEAH” at every punch, desperate to see the Megastar shut Paul up. And for a minute, it looked like it might happen. Knight was rolling, dropping elbows, looking like a million bucks.
But the numbers game remains undefeated. Between Bronson Reed, Bron Breakker, and that pesky masked assailant, Knight didn’t stand a chance. A stomp on the announce table from the mystery man led to a Frog Splash from Paul, and just like that, the bad guys won. It was chaotic, it was unfair, and it was exactly the kind of heat that keeps you tuning in next week’s Raw hoping for revenge.
Bron Breakker Wants the “Old” CM Punk
If you thought the night ended there, you haven’t been paying attention to Bron Breakker. This kid is a pitbull off the leash. After decimating Knight post-match (including a Reed Tsunami onto a car roof—yes, a car roof), Breakker grabbed the mic and cut a promo that felt dangerously real.
He called out CM Punk. Not the “happy to be here” Punk. Not the corporate-friendly Punk. Breakker wants the pipebomb-dropping, authority-defying Punk. He got on his knees and begged for it. It was intense. It felt like a fan screaming at their TV, demanding the edge back. Breakker is terrifying, but he’s making a point that resonates: Is the Best in the World still dangerous, or has he gone soft?
The Tag Division Is Finally Heating Up
In the midst of the chaos, we actually got some wrestling! AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defended their titles against the War Raiders. This was a fun clash of styles—the high-flying precision of the champs versus the sheer “we eat turkey legs without using hands” brutality of Erik and Ivar.
Styles and Lee retained, but the headline was what happened after. The Usos are back in the tag mix. Jimmy and Jey reunited to put the division on notice, and let’s be real: the tag division needs this. Styles and Lee are great, but The Usos bring that main-event sparkle.
The Bottom Line Of Raw
Was it a perfect show? Nah. The mystery masked man angle is starting to feel a little Scooby-Doo, and we’re all just waiting for the mask to come off so we can move on. But between Gunther’s chilling promise to end Cena’s career and the absolute carnage caused by Logan Paul’s stable, Raw did its job. It made us care.
Now, if someone could just check on LA Knight? I’m pretty sure he’s still fused to the roof of that sedan.
