{"id":133114,"date":"2025-03-31T15:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=133114"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:44:20","slug":"injured-star-returns-wwe-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/31\/injured-star-returns-wwe-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Star Returns After 9 Months on WWE Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Day was itching for a shot at the World Tag Team Championship. However, Adam Pearce was not willing to hand them an opportunity. On WWE Raw, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/31\/wwe-raw-results-3-31-25-live-updates-and-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">live in London<\/a>, Pearce would recruit a mystery tag team to test the worthiness of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. That team would turn out to be the New Catch Republic, which, of course, consisted of Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne.<\/p>\n<p>Dunne has been holding down the fort since Tyler Bate went down with an injury last July 2024. Despite all the concerns about Bate&#8217;s health, the former inaugural NXT UK Champion put those fears to rest, showcasing a quintessential British Strong Style offense alongside Pete Dunne.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;new&#8221; New Day had their hands full on WWE Monday Night Raw, and that&#8217;s no surprise. The New Catch Republic is considered one of the most physical tag teams the roster has to offer. With Bate now back, the WWE Monday Night Raw tag team division should prepare for The New Catch Republic as they go on the hunt for gold.<\/p>\n<h2><em>What did you think of the return of Tyler Bate and The New Catch Republic on WWE Raw?<\/em><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The New Day gets their match right now on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> against the returning NEW CATCH REPUBLIC! \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vD3CajhW9G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vD3CajhW9G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1906792661006033201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on WWE SmackDown 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Network<\/a>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The CW<\/a>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tubi<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A&amp;E<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Speed<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Day was itching for a shot at the World Tag Team Championship. However, Adam Pearce was not willing to hand them an opportunity. On WWE Raw, live in London, Pearce would recruit a mystery tag team to test the worthiness of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. 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