The Young and The Restless recap (January 29, 2025): Shots fired by both Ian Ward and Victor Newman

CBS's The Young and The Restless, which premiered on March 26, 1973, has kept fans hooked with its captivating storylines and characters. Created by Lee and William Bell, the show is set in the fictional town of Genoa City, Wisconsin, and focuses on the Newman, Abbott, Chancellor, and Winter families.

The January 29, 2025, episode of The Young and The Restless brought along with it a heated showdown between two of the most revered characters in Genoa City, Victor Newman and Ian Ward. In the episode, Ian and Victor had a confrontation about Ian's criminal activities which eventually ended with the two of them shooting at each other.

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Everything that happened on the January 29, 2025, episode of The Young and The Restless

In the January 29, 2025, episode of The Young and The Restless, Ian was brought to the Newman ranch by Michael and Victor's trusted henchman to face Victor Newman. On meeting Victor, Ian's demeanor changed to being hostile and denying every claim that Victor tried to make. Ian eventually pointed a gun at Ian and threatened to take his life.

Victor Newman's character on the show wanted to make Ian Ward confess to all his crimes in Genoa City, including murdering Heather Stevens, abducting Sharon, and holding her captive. Despite having pieces of evidence that proved the fact that Ian had been the one behind those crimes along with his trusted accomplice Jordan Howard, he maintained his innocence.

Ian threatened Victor regarding his family and asked him to call all his family members to be a part of their conversation. Nick Newman cornered Ian and asked him to come clean about his part in the disappearance of Tessa and Aria but Ian did not budge on The Young and The Restless.

While pointing his gun at Victor, he confessed that he had fallen in love with Jordan and had plans to convey his feelings to her. He blamed the entire Newman clan for killing her while Victor insisted that Jordan had taken her own life.

Ian tried to explain his current scenario as a god-fearing changed man who had no plans to hurt any of the residents of Genoa City but nobody believed the act he tried to put up. He threatened to shoot Nick Newman if Victor did not call Claire, Victoria, Nikki, and the rest of his family down to the living room. Despite trying to reason with Ian, Victor eventually gave in and called his family.

After his family arrived at the scene on The Young and The Restless, Ian informed them about Victor's stance against him. He claimed that Victor had shattered all his belief and faith in the power of redemption and he only wanted revenge.

Ian opened up to the Newman family with the gun clutched in his hand regarding his relationship with Jordan Howard. He told Claire that her aunt truly loved and cared for her. He accused Claire of luring Jordan to the Newman ranch and killing her.

Victor Newman, in exchange for the safety of his family, offered his entire company and money to Ian but Ian flat-out refused the deal. Instead, he shot at Victor's chest and Victor was seen bleeding profusely while his family members gathered around him.

Just as Victoria was about to call an ambulance, Victor lept out of his chair and shot at Ian's stomach. Both men were wounded while the Newman family scrambled to call for an ambulance and help. The upcoming episodes of The Young and The Restless will shed further light on this storyline.

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