{"id":123509,"date":"2024-03-24T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=123509"},"modified":"2024-03-24T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T14:19:05","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-3-25-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/03\/24\/preview-wwe-raw-3-25-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (3\/25\/24) \u2013 CM Punk Returns, Five Matches Booked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>CM Punk<\/strong> will return on the penultimate <em><strong>WWE Raw<\/strong><\/em> before <em><strong>WrestleMania 40<\/strong><\/em>. Read our full <em>WWE Raw<\/em> preview to see what else you can expect from the show at the Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>WWE Raw<\/em> airs live at 7CT\/8ET on the USA Network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Full WWE Raw Match Card<strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Andrade vs. Ivar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ricochet vs. JD McDonagh\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ivy Nile vs. Candice LeRae<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Sami Zayn vs. \u201cBig\u201d Bronson Reed<\/li>\n<li>Jey Uso vs. Shinsuke Nakamura<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk Returns\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When CM Punk returned to WWE, there <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/11\/30\/cm-punks-first-wwe-feuds-revealed\/\" target=\"_self\">was a plan for him to have a match at\u00a0<\/a><\/span><strong><em>WrestleMania 40<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That can&#8217;t happen, thanks to injuries sustained at the hands of\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew McIntyre<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But CM Punk is returning to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in Chicago. Perhaps, CM Punk&#8217;s <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0appearance is to announce that he&#8217;ll be at\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 40.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are many roles CM Punk could fill at\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 40<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Guest commentator, guest host, guest referee, guest timekeeper, guest vocalist to sing America the Beautiful, guest musician for <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> entrance. He&#8217;d have to dust off his fifth-grade saxophone for the latter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A video of him working out online without his elbow brace has got people speculating whether he could be fit enough to return to the ring at <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 40.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch this space.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018CM Punk is coming for you\u2019 \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wu54Mcg24H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wu54Mcg24H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew (@DMcIntyreWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE\/status\/1770917940604346783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw Match Card<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FiveThree matches have been announced for <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Andrade<\/strong> will take on <strong>Ivar<\/strong>. <strong>The Judgement Day<\/strong> has promised to keep an eye on the match as it considers whether or not to let Andrade join the gang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Talking of The Judgement Day, <strong>JD McDonagh<\/strong> will take on <strong>Ricochet<\/strong>. Ricochet eliminated McDonagh from the gauntlet match to find <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/03\/13\/chad-gable-vs-gunther-should-not-happen-at-wrestlemania\/\" target=\"_self\">Gunther&#8217;s <\/a><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 40\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">challenger. The rest of The Judgement Day saw this as an embarrassment and have set McDonagh to task to save some face, this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Candice LeRae<\/strong> has been a right meany recently, particularly to <strong>Maxxine Dupri<\/strong>. <strong>Ivy Nile<\/strong> has had enough of the &#8220;Poison Pixie&#8221; and has challenged her to a match to try and beat some kindness into her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong> and<strong> Jey Uso<\/strong> will also warm up for their <em>WrestleMania 40<\/em> matches when they face &#8220;Big&#8221; <strong>Bronson Reed<\/strong> and <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>When we say warm up, we mean give their <em>WrestleMania<\/em> opponents a golden opportunity for a nice cheap shot!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Judgment Day make their pitch to Andrade: Raw highlights, March 18, 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5-breYRA-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anything Else<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nothing above screams the main event, so expect to see one of WWE <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raw&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">top stars thrown into a match during the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How does <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ivynile_wwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ivynile_wwe<\/a> feel about facing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CandiceLeRae?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CandiceLeRae<\/a> next Monday on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a>?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAWTalk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RAWTalk<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peacock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@peacock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1clJzjIkG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/u1clJzjIkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1769930713791422492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM Punk will return on the penultimate WWE Raw before WrestleMania 40. 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