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Netflix reveals date for WWE-Stranger Things crossover

Posted on by Joseph Currier

We’re officially less than two weeks away from a crossover between WWE Raw and the hit Netflix series Stranger Things.

Last week, it was reported that a promotional crossover between WWE and Stranger Things would be happening soon. Details were sparse at the time and there is still not much information available, but we now know that it will be taking place on January 5. The crossover is happening on the first Raw of 2026, which will celebrate the one-year anniversary of Raw moving to the streaming platform.

“THE WWE GETS STRANGER,” Netflix tweeted out today. “January 5 LIVE only on Netflix at 8 PM ET | 5 PM PT #WWERaw”

Brooklyn, New York is hosting the January 5 show. It will feature a World Heavyweight Championship match with CM Punk defending against Bron Breakker. Two other title bouts are also set for the episode. Maxxine Dupri defends her Women’s Intercontinental Championship against Becky Lynch, while Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY challenge Asuka & Kairi Sane for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.

Stranger Things — one of the most popular original series in Netflix’s history — is currently in the midst of its final season. More episodes will be released on Christmas Day, with the final batch then set to drop on New Year’s Eve.

“In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits,” the official description for Stranger Things says. “As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.”

WWE Raw live results: CM Punk & Rey Mysterio vs. The Vision

Posted on by Steve Khan

Air Date: December 22, 2025 (taped Dec 19, 2025)
Location: Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI 

The Big Takeaway —

Austin Theory teamed with Bronson Reed to beat the team of CM Punk and Rey Mysterio, with Theory pinning Rey after a curb stomp. It was an audition for Theory, who is not yet a member of The Vision. 

It was a taped show and easy to get through, with a runtime of about 90 minutes. 

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Show Recap — 

This show was taped on Friday, so the announcers were Michael Cole and Corey Graves (instead of Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett). 

I realized during the opening match that the feed isn’t being treated as ‘live’ on Netflix, so you can just skip ahead if you want. 

CM Punk & Rey Mysterio, Judgment Day, Je’Von Evans, Gunther, and The Vision were shown arriving.  Cole said Evans was a soon-to-be free agent. 

Paul Heyman approached Austin Theory and asked him what the hell he was doing. Theory said he wore the mask because he wanted everyone to feel his actions before they saw his face. He made some mistakes in the past. He got comfortable before getting injured. He appreciated that the Vision didn’t wait around. They take. Theory said that was him now. He wanted to take that opportunity and help out. Heyman was skeptical but intrigued. 

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Rhea Ripley asked Iyo Sky to stay in the back for her match tonight. She wanted Sky to take care of herself after getting laid out last week. 

Rhea Ripley vs. Women’s Tag Team Champion Asuka (w/ Kairi Sane)

Because this show is taped, we’re not getting the usual commercial breaks, but they are still cutting to break as if it were live. Asuka took control thanks to a Kairi Sane distraction, and they acted as if they were heading to break as usual (90 seconds into the match, as usual), but the action picked right back up. 

Ripley tried mounting a comeback but was tripped from the outside by Sane. Ripley mounted a comeback anyway and fended off a flurry of offence by Asuka ahead of another “break.” Ripley applied the standing cloverleaf, but Asuka countered with a German suplex and sliding kick for two. 

Asuka blocked a Razor’s Edge attempt and later hit a German suplex on the apron. Asuka came off the top, but Ripley hit her with a mid-air thrust kick, followed by a cannonball off the apron. (Ripley used more kicks in this match than usual.) 

Ripley went to the top but was tripped by Sane, so Sky ran out (while selling her back) to attack her. Sky jumped on the apron to yell at the referee for allowing Sane to interfere yet again, but Sane used the opportunity to drop her on the apron. 

Asuka used that distraction to catch Ripley in a cradle for the pinfall win. 

As Cole mentioned, Asuka was winless in 8 singles matches against Ripley before this. 

Match result: Asuka defeated Rhea Ripley (approx. 11:30 of TV time) 

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Backstage, Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker seemed skeptical about Theory. Heyman said they were both much better off today than they were months ago, and that was thanks to him. That all happened thanks to his vision.

He did not pimp that out easily. He was selective, and he had a vision for Theory. Tonight, it would be Theory and Reed against Punk and Mysterio. Either Theory carried out their vision, or the two of them could carry Theory’s ass out of WWE. (This immediately made me think of Steve Austin and Kurt Angle kicking Buff Bagwell out of the arena that one time.) 

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Becky Lynch and Maxxine Dupri segment 

Lynch stormed out wearing a fur coat. She said we would not be getting a celebration for Maxxine Durpi. There was a corrupt referee in their match, and Lynch was still the rightful Women’s Intercontinental Champion. 

If petty Pearce wouldn’t do anything about it, Lynch knew some powerful people who would. She had the most powerful lawyers in the country, but the bigwigs at Netflix advised her to go to miserable Michigan and take matters into her own hands because she was the greatest of all time. 

Dupri interrupted. She agreed with Sports Illustrated that Lynch was the greatest of all time. Dupri herself was just a rookie—but this rookie just beat the greatest of all time. (Dupri’s first match was in 2023.) Dupri bragged that she beat Lynch three times (the other two were by DQ and count-out), and said she would give Lynch a rematch anytime, anyplace. 

Dupri fired up and said she would stop at nothing to beat her again. She would train until her blood, sweat and tears on the mat. She added, “Not only am I their Intercontinental Champion, I am your Intercontinental Champion.” 

Dupri wanted Lynch to admit that, but she knew Lynch wouldn’t take it on the chin like the Man she said she was. In this moment, Lynch didn’t look like the greatest of all time. Lynch looked like someone who was afraid her best years were behind her. 

Lynch decked Dupri with a suckerpunch and held up the IC title belt. Lynch was about to leave, but went for another attack, so Dupri picked the leg and applied an ankle lock until Lynch tapped out. Dupri let go, and Lynch bailed. 

Dupri was good here. 

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Pearce spoke to Je’Von Evans backstage. Pearce wished him luck in his match tonight and wanted to talk about his future afterward. Evans was in a good mood, and he left for his match. 

Stephanie Vaquer approached Pearce next. She wanted to face both Nikki Bella and Raquel Rodriguez. Pearce was happy with that and made a triple threat match for the world title next week.  

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There was a video package for The Usos, who face AJ Styles and Dragon Lee for the world tag team titles next week. Well, that was a quick road back to title contention.

Je’Von Evans vs. Rayo Americano (w/ El Grande Americano & Bravo Americano) 

Cole said he tried a Wikipedia search on Rayo Americano but couldn’t find anything, even though a Google search for him takes you right to Pete Dunne’s results. 

Evans hit a flip dive ahead of a “break,” but Rayo brought him off the top rope with an arm drag after the break to take control. Evans fought back with a forearm, a vertical suplex (where he pops right back up to his feet), and a springboard clothesline for two. 

El Grande Americano distracted the referee while Bravo and Rayo double-teamed Evans. Rayo followed with a Michinoku Driver for a nearfall. Evans avoided a Rayo moonsault attempt and hit an OG Cutter for the pinfall win. 

El Grande and Bravo tried to attack Evans, but he escaped the ring and smiled back at them. 

Match result: Je’Von Evans defeated Rayo Americano (approx. 7:00 of TV time) 

This was fine. A mostly easy win for Evans, and they really pushed hard that he’s a pending free agent. 

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Cathy Kelley interviewed Styles and Dragon Lee about facing Jimmy and Jey Uso, who have been a tag team a lot longer than they have. Styles and Lee weren’t worried because they’ve beaten established teams like Judgment Day and New Day. Styles said having the titles meant they were better than the best. 

Bron Breakker promo 

There was a pre-taped Breakker promo package. Breakker said Punk thought they had a personal vendetta because of the barbs he mentioned about his family, but the reality was that Punk didn’t care about his wife. He never cared about anyone other than himself. 

Breakker wondered which version of Punk would show up on January 5th: the watered-down 2025 version, or the best in the world. Either way, the result would be the same. Breakker was the mountain Punk couldn’t climb, and the dog he couldn’t outrun. In Punk’s words, he was only here to make money. Breakker hoped Punk saved his money, because after he beats him, Punk won’t be worth a dollar to anyone. 

This was really good. 

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Nikki Bella segment 

The announcers were talking when Nikki Bella interrupted. She called herself “the most famous person.” She reminded the fans that she was Nikki Bella, a Hall of Famer and a former champion. 

She said they wouldn’t know what a champion looked like because they cheered for the Detroit Lions. The Lions wished they were the Philadelphia Eagles or, better yet, Ohio State. 

Bella was the star of the division. She destroyed Rodriguez’s face, and she would destroy Vaquer’s reign. Vaquer was a big deal in the ring, but Bella was a big deal everywhere. It was about time the title was around the waist of a true global superstar. 

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Bayley (w/ Lyra Valkyria) vs. Roxxane Perez (w/ Liv Morgan)

Perez worked over Bayley’s knee (through a break) until Bayley made a comeback. Raquel Rodriguez appeared at ringside and was about to slide into the ring, but Valkyria took her out with a spinning kick to stop her from interfering. Morgan responded by chucking Valkyria over the announce desk. 

Perez distracted the referee while Morgan tripped Bayley. (This precise spot happened in the opening match.) Perez used the distraction to drop Bayley face-first into an exposed turnbuckle, but the idiot referee was distracted by Rodriguez on the apron. Valkyria wiped out Rodriguez and Morgan with a dive off the table. 

Valkyria psyched up Bayley and slapped her in the face. This fired up Bayley (and healed her knee), and she hammered away at Perez before hitting a flying elbow drop for the pinfall win. 

Another match filled with interference and distractions. It’s especially exhausting when it happens in multiple matches in a row every single week.

Match result: Bayley defeated Roxanne Perez (approx. 7:00 of TV time) 

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In the locker room, Reed told Theory he was in the big leagues now and to follow his lead, kid. Theory told him he wasn’t his kid. Theory said he would start the match, and Reed would follow his lead. 

Elsewhere, Rodriguez argued with Morgan and Perez. Rodriguez was pissed because she had a world tile match to prepare for, so she bailed. 

Gunther segment

Gunther entered and was booed heavily again. He took his time basking in the heat. He said the fans shouldn’t be mad at him, they should be mad at the guy who tapped out like a little bitch. (He definitely got a ton of heat, but it also sounded like they manipulated the sound to make it pop louder.) 

CM Punk marched out to his music. He very quickly got into the ring and straight into Gunther’s face. The fans loudly chanted for Punk. Gunther laughed in his face before leaving the ring. Gunther gave him the ‘you can’t see me’ gesture before taking off. 

Gunther was confronted next by Rey Mysterio in the aisle. The disappointed Rey put his hands on his hips and shook his head (like he was looking at his own son). Gunther laughed at him and left. 

After a break, Styles confronted Gunther backstage. Styles said Gunther didn’t know when to shut up. Gunther said, “Guess I don’t,” and he laughed. 

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World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk & Rey Mysterio vs. Austin Theory & Bronson Reed (w/ Paul Heyman) 

Punk and Rey both wore pink and black gear. 

The Vision got the heat on Punk as Theory used his familiar offence and held Punk in a rest hold after a break. Reed took his turn next until Punk rolled out of the way of a senton and made the hot tag to Rey, who knocked Theory off the apron. Reed tried to squish Rey, but Rey avoided it and hit a running seated senton off the ropes. 

Theory tagged in, but Rey got rid of him with a hurricanrana and a seated senton off the barricade. After a “break,” Theory was suddenly in control. Fortunately, they showed a replay of what happened during the break, which was Reed clubbing Rey from behind. Reed’s offence on Rey included a standing frog splash and a delayed vertical suplex. 

Theory worked over Rey next as Cole asked Graves what looked different about Theory tonight. Graves said he looked more focused, but besides his hair and his pants, the answer is nothing. 

Rey hit Theory with a bulldog and made the hot tag to Punk, who hit Theory with punches, a neckbreaker, corner knee strikes, and a bulldog. Theory avoided a GTS and tagged in Reed, but Punk fended him off and hit a flying clothesline for two. 

Rey tagged in and set up Reed for a 619, but Theory made a blind tag and levelled Rey with a running clothesline. Rey fought him off anyway to hit a 619 and a springboard splash. Rey had it won, but Reed yanked him out of the ring to break up the cover. Punk hit Reed with a suicide dive and clotheslined him over the barricade (taking them both out of the mix). 

Rey went to the top rope, but Theory tripped him and hit a curb stomp for the pinfall win. (Rey looked great all match, and the crowd was into this until Theory won.)

— Punk chased Theory out of the ring post-match. Breakker tried a sneak attack as Punk was distracted, but Punk fought him off. Punk fought off Theory next, but that distraction allowed Breakker to nail a spear as the taped show quickly went off the air. 

Match result: Austin Theory & Bronson Reed defeated Rey Mysterio & World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk (approx. 15:00 of TV time)

WOL: John Cena is more ‘The Last Jedi’ than ‘A New Hope’

Posted on by Jim Valley

It’s time for the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley with lots of holiday wrestling for the weekend.

We’ll run down Friday’s WWE SmackDown and WWE Raw taping results for next Friday and this Monday, respectively.

Plus, AEW Collision was at a special time Saturday, AAA Guerra de Titanes, House of Glory, CMLL and AEW this weekend at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

It’s the holiday season and people are too uptight about end of the year lists. John Cena is more “The Last Jedi” than “A New Hope” and lots more. A packed show.

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WOR: Gunther and Cena, McMahon lawsuits, deaths, injuries, more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Rikidozan, the deaths of Rob Reiner and Solomon Grundy, tons of injuries, McMahon lawsuits, Santo’s retirement, 2025 Awards thoughts, the full RAW report with the follow-up to John Cena’s loss, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Anniversary of Rikidozan’s passing, Solomon Grundy passes away, Rob Reiner murdered
11:19: WWE legal updates on Janel Grant, ring boy lawsuits
22:51: Injury updates on JD McDonagh, Damian Priest, Bobby Lashley, Leila Grey
25:35: John Cena’s last match finish fallout & ‘the time honored tradition’
37:10: NJPW reveals lineups for rest of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 20, New Year Dash
46:48: AEW heading to Canada in April for Dynasty, El Hijo del Santo retires
50:44: Tokyo Sports MVP Awards due soon, Observer Awards discussion
58:35: WWE Raw recap, lineups for the week

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WWE Raw live results: Gunther appears after retiring John Cena

Posted on by Steve Khan

Date: December 15, 2025
Location: GIANT Center in Hershey, PA 

The Big Takeaway —

Austin Theory is the masked man. 

CM Punk cut a fiery promo on Bron Breakker, repeatedly insulting the intelligence of Bron, as well as Rick and Scott Steiner. Breakker speared him for his efforts at Raw’s conclusion. 

Gunther opened the show and received a ton of heat. He called John Cena a bitch for tapping, and his words were so upsetting that he was kicked out of the arena by Adam Pearce (facing off with AJ Styles as he left). 

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Show Recap — 

There was a big video package recapping John Cena’s retirement match and loss to Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event. The video showed Cena’s career flashing before our eyes while he was locked in the sleeper before tapping out. They included the “Thank you, Cena” chants (and only those chants) as the video ended with him walking off. 

Gunther kicks off Monday Night Raw

Gunther walked out to an absolute ton of heat, and he was all smiles. A few fans chanted, “You tapped out,” but it quickly turned into more booing as he tried to speak. 

Gunther stated, “I did what I said I would do. I made John Cena give up! And when he gave up, he tapped out like a little bitch!” 

Gunther dropped the mic and left as the crowd loudly (and I mean loudly) booed. Gunther returned to the ring to pose on the turnbuckle and bask in the heat. He teased leaving again, but instead posed on the announce table with one more statement. 

“I made John Cena tap out like a little bitch! It is my time now. I will forever be the man that made John Cena give up.” 

Gunther continued to smile as he left to a chorus of boos. The camera followed as he walked to the back, where he bumped into Otis and Akira Tozawa. Otis asked if Gunther felt good rubbing it in. Gunther said he did. Gunther then bumped into R-Truth, who called him a piece of trash. Gunther was cool with that. 

Gunther bumped into Adam Pearce next. Pearce was pissed that he was walking all over Cena’s legacy because he knew Cena wasn’t coming back. That didn’t make him the Ring General—that made him an asshole. Pearce told him he was done for the night and to find the exit. 

Gunther gladly left the arena. He bumped into AJ Styles outside. Styles got in his face, but did not say anything. He motioned to Gunther to get in his car. Gunther rolled the window down to give Styles the “You can’t see me” gesture before driving off. 

(It felt like all of these people were overreacting, but Gunther was perfect here.) 

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Arriving at the arena were The Vision, Stephanie Vaquer, Ivy Nile & The Creed Brothers, and CM Punk. 

The Usos vs. The New Day (w/ Grayson Waller) 

Jimmy and Jey Uso entered and were about to run back their entrance music, but The New Day interrupted.

I believe this was the first time these teams have wrestled each other in three years. 

The New Day took control ahead of an early break, and Jimmy Uso made a comeback as soon as they returned, but a Waller distraction allowed New Day to take over again. 

Jey made a hot tag and missed a Stinger splash, colliding head-first into the ring post. He bounced right back and hit Xavier Woods with a superkick for two. Wade Barrett credited Jey’s “Samoan head” for being able to absorb the damage. Jey followed with a dive and flying crossbody for two, leading to a second commercial break. 

New Day took control again during the break. Jey began his comeback when they returned, but he was tripped by Waller, who was kicked out by the referee. The Usos handed out superkicks to Woods and Kofi Kingston before hitting Woods with a double splash for a nearfall. 

Kingston shoved Jey into the steel steps, and Woods followed with a tornado DDT to Jimmy off the apron. New Day hit their double-team finisher on Jimmy, but Jey broke up the cover. 

Jimmy came back with superkicks before Jey nailed Woods with a spear outside the ring. Jimmy speared Kingston in the ring, and the Usos hit him with 1-D for the pinfall win (Jey pinned Kingston). 

Match result: Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (17:25) 

This match was pretty boring until the finishing sequence. 

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Confirmed for the January 5th edition of Raw: CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker for the world title, and Asuka & Kairi Sane defend the tag titles against Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley. 

Asuka and Kairi Sane cut a pre-taped promo in Japanese. They accused Iyo Sky of betraying them, even though they loved her, and choosing Rhea Ripley over them. Asuka said they would retain their tag titles on January 5th. 

Byron Saxton interviewed Dominik Mysterio during commercials. Dom was happy to be the last person to beat Cena in a title match. It made him the greatest Mysterio of all time and the greatest luchador of all time. Dom was excited to see Raquel Rodriguez bring more gold home to Judgment Day tonight. 

The Vision meets backstage 

Logan Paul was gushing with Bronson Reed over what they did to LA Knight. Bron Breakker told them Knight was gone and they should focus on CM Punk. Logan agreed, and he assumed the masked man would show up to help. Paul Heyman didn’t know who the masked man was, but they had a lot on their plate, so he would take the help if the masked man was on the same page. 

Breakker pulled Heyman aside to tell him he would take out Punk if he showed up tonight (they already showed Punk arriving earlier). Heyman urged him to wait for January 5th and do it with the title on the line. Breakker wasn’t thrilled with this. Logan calmed him down and asked for his help getting ready for Rey Mysterio. 

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Asuka & Kairi Sane attack Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley 

Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley entered, presumably for an in-ring promo. However, Ripley looked back into the crowd to find Asuka, who misted her in the face. Sane wiped out Sky as she checked on Ripley. 

Officials ran down to try to break things up, but Asuka and Sane continued the assault. Asuka held down Ripley for Sane to do the Insane Elbow, but Sky crawled on top of Ripley to take the brunt of the damage. Sky sold her back, while officials checked on Ripley. 

(A good, simple heat segment that felt more spontaneous than the usual angles.) 

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The second match of the evening began 1 hour and 5 minutes into the show. 

Maxxine Dupri wore all black (with silver boots). Gunther wore all black earlier, and both the Usos (black and silver) and The New Day (black and gold) wore mostly all black gear as well. Ivy Nile had a lot of black, too, but at least her gear had the American flag incorporated into it. 

Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Maxxine Dupri (c) vs. Ivy Nile 

This was a title match between two wrestlers who have one pinfall win between them in the last year, and that one win was Dupri beating Becky Lynch for the title (thanks to interference). The crowd was understandably quiet for it. 

Dupri applied an armbar trapping Nile between the ropes, but she lost the grip, and Nile slammed her into the apron. Nile followed with a safe-looking German suplex on the outside and maintained control through a break. 

Dupri mounted a comeback, but Nile ducked a spinning kick and hit a powerbomb. Dupri responded with a sit-out powerbomb of her own (dropping Nile on her lower back/rear end) for two. There was a moment where Dupri was stuck upside down in the ropes and fired up by dropping her straps, but even that didn’t get much of a reaction. 

Dupri applied an ankle lock, and Nile kept trying to counter, but Dupri blocked every attempt. Dupri grapevined the leg, and Nile tapped out. 

Match result: Maxxine Dupri defeated Ivy Nile to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship (9:57)

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Je’Von Evans met with Pearce backstage. Pearce was impressed with his performance at SNME. They were approached by El Grande Americano and the other two. El Grande spoke ill of NXT and Evans, so Evans basically told him to watch his mouth. Pearce suggested a match for next week, and Rayo stepped up for the challenge. Pearce made it official. 

CM Punk promo

Punk stormed to the ring to his music. He was not in a good mood, and he ripped the logo cover off the microphone before cutting his promo. 

Punk said he missed two consecutive Raws because people smarter than him said he wasn’t cleared to compete or fly. What happened to him at WarGames hurt, but it wasn’t as painful as having to listen to Bron Breakker talk. Punk called him a cross-eyed Neanderthal nepo baby. 

Punk recalled Breakker being mad at him for trying to end his career at WarGames. Punk knew brains didn’t run in Bron’s family, and reminded him that he didn’t sign up to play board games. Punk congratulated him on the win, but said Breakker had the audacity to claim it was easy to beat him. 

Breakker wanted the 2011 version of Punk, but Breakker couldn’t beat the 2025 version of him without a lot of help. Breakker got assists from a Brock Lesnar F5, Bronson Reed Tsunami, and Drew McIntyre spitting his head open. Not to mention the masked man. Breakker earned a title match, but he didn’t do it alone. 

Punk has been here many times before. This wasn’t the first time Heyman gassed up a talent too fast, too soon, only to watch him wilt under the bright lights. If Punk had a dime for every time someone not as smart as him gassed up a wrestler to be a future WrestleMania main eventer, he’d have a pocket full of dimes. 

Punk warned Breakker not to mention his wife again, or this would get personal faster than he could run. This wouldn’t be about the belt anymore. Punk would rip his eyes out of his head and piss on his single-digit IQ brain. 

Punk would challenge Breakker to show up alone to fight him for the title, but he knew he didn’t have the balls. Punk invited Breakker to invite the Vision, his dumb father, and his even dumber brother Scott, because he would need all the help he could get. 

Punk would win, and Heyman would leave Breakker to move on to the next next big thing. Meanwhile, Reed would be forced to do TikToks with the YouTube scammer. All Bron would have left was dumb and dumber—his father and uncle—and even with Steiner math, they would realize GTS equalled 1-2-3.

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Judgment Day met backstage. Dom was excited for the Women’s title main event. Liv Morgan said they’d all have a great Christmas, but she wondered where Finn BĂĄlor was. Dom said he was with JD McDonagh, who would be out a while. 

Morgan approached Raquel Rodriguez and was excited to see her become world champion, before she and Roxanne Perez became tag team champions. Rodriguez was pumped up, and she left for the match. 

Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Raquel Rodriguez 

This went through a break, and the crowd was quiet until Vaquer hit Devil’s Kiss. Rodriguez came back with a clothesline before the fight spilled to the outside. 

Nikki Bella suddenly appeared to attack Vaquer for the DQ. Bella laid out Vaquer with “Rack Attack 2.0.” 

Match result: Stephanie Vaquer defeated Raquel Rodriguez via disqualification (8:43) 

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Pearce wanted Heyman to tell him who the masked man was. Heyman said he didn’t know. It could be Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Nick Aldis, or Bruno Sammartino. Heyman left because he wanted to get Logan ready for Rey Mysterio. Pearce wanted to know the masked man’s identity by the end of the night. 

After Heyman left, Ripley approached Pearce and demanded a match with Asuka. Pearce made it official for next week. 

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Punk approached Rey backstage and told him he’d have his back tonight. Rey appreciated it. 

Jackie Redmond asked AJ Styles and Dragon Lee about the “throwback” match between The Usos and New Day earlier. Styles appreciated their rivalry, but he and Dragon Lee were the team to beat. Dragon Lee said they would face any team, any time. They left to speak to Pearce. 

Bella approached Redmond because she had something to say. She would not apologize for putting people beneath her in their place. She was sick of these women not respecting the road she paved. Vaquer and Rodriguez should be polishing her boots. 

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Next week on Raw: 

  • Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez 
  • Je’Von Evans vs. Rayo Americano 
  • Rhea Ripley vs. Asuka 

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Bayley congratulated Dupri on retaining the title, and Dupri said it meant the world coming from her. Durpi showed off her bloody finger, perhaps from losing a nail, so she left to take care of it. 

Lyra Valkyria approached Bayley. Bayley admitted she didn’t feel great losing to someone so much less experienced (she didn’t mention Sol Ruca’s name). Bayley wondered if there was truth to what Asuka said about her. 

Valkyria purposely egged her on by shoving her and saying that wasn’t the Bayley she knew, and called her an idiot. It worked because Bayley fired up and said she would destroy Perez next week. Bayley called Valkyria an idiot and left. Valkyria was happy her plan worked. 

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Rey Mysterio vs. Logan Paul (w/ Paul Heyman)

Rey played cat-and-mouse with Logan early on and taunted him while doing so. They went back and forth before Rey hit a seated senton off the apron. However, Logan took over during a break after shoving him into the barricade. I think Logan tried a bronco buster of sorts during the break, but he just kind of sat with his crotch in Rey’s face for a few moments before getting up. 

Logan went to the top rope, but Rey cut him off with ten punches and a hurricanrana for two. Rey tried a springboard moonsault, but Logan caught him and hit a running powerslam for two. 

Rey went for a 619, but Logan hit an ill-timed boot to cut him off, followed by the most deliberate three amigos suplexes. Instead of hitting the third suplex, Logan placed Rey on the top rope. Rey fought him off and hit a sunset flip powerbomb. Logan spilled outside the ring, so Rey hit a sliding splash. 

This brought out the Brons, but Punk immediately ran out behind them with a chair. He attacked them with the chair and chased them to the back. Rey caught Logan in a crucifix pin for a nearfall. Logan blocked a hurricanrana and hit an alley-oop facebuster. 

Heyman handed Logan the brass knuckles as the referee checked on Rey. However, Rey tripped Logan and hit a 619. 

Logan dropped the knux, and Rey considered grabbing them. Rey did grab them and placed them on his hand, but the masked man appeared and hit him with a curb stomp. Logan followed with a frog splash for the pinfall win. 

Match result: Logan Paul defeated Rey Mysterio (14:59) 

— The masked man faced off with Logan Paul, but scampered into the crowd upon seeing Punk run down to the ring. 

Punk stood on the turnbuckle as the camera focused on the masked man, who removed his face mask to reveal it was Austin Theory. (The reveal didn’t get a big reaction, but people did chant his name as he stood in the crowd.) 

Punk dropped down from the ropes and was speared by Breakker. 

Breakker grabbed the world title belt. He told Punk that this was business, but if Punk ever talked about his family like that again, he would never walk on two feet ever again. Breakker held the belt up high as the show ended.

Tag team rivalry to be renewed on next WWE Raw

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

After years of waiting, WWE is finally set to renew this iconic tag-team rivalry between The Usos and The New Day.

Earlier this week on Raw, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso officially reunited. Taking a break from his singles run, Jey confirmed his return to tag-team action and announced that the brothers are once again hunting for championship gold.

Shortly after the reunion, WWE announced that The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) will face the New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) on the December 15th episode of WWE Raw.

“Jey and Jimmy Uso have reunited with their focus firmly on the World Tag Team Title. After brawling with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods on Monday, The Usos will renew their epic rivalry with The New Day.”

The Usos and The New Day share a storied history, having produced some of the most acclaimed tag-team matches in modern WWE. Their last encounter occurred on November 11, 2022, when The Usos retained their tag titles against Kingston and Woods.

The above match announcement comes after fans witnessed The Usos put the tag-team division on notice and re-enter the tag-team picture this past week on Raw. The duo announced their intentions in front of The New Day, AJ Styles & Dragon Lee.

Interestingly, The Usos have not held tag team gold in WWE since WrestleMania 39, where they dropped the belts to Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in the main event of the show. Jey Uso did briefly win the championships with Cody Rhodes in 2023, but the reign was short-lived.

WWE Raw December 15th, 2025 lineup:

  • The Usos vs. The New Day

No other match has currently been advertised for the upcoming Raw episode on December 15th, 2025.

WWE Raw live results: Gunther speaks ahead of John Cena’s final match

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Date: December 8, 2025
Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO 

The Big Takeaway —

Gunther wants to make John Cena give up, The Usos are back in the tag division (and have a date with The New Day next week), and Raquel Rodriguez is next in line for Stephanie Vaquer’s world title. 

Logan Paul beat LA Knight with help from the masked man before The Vision seemingly wrote Knight off television. Bron Breakker had another message for CM Punk. 

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Show Recap — 

Raw started with a video package highlighting the John Cena tournament, culminating with Gunther beating LA Knight in the finals on Friday. 

Gunther kicks off Monday Night Raw

Gunther entered wearing all black and was roundly booed. The boos turned into chants for John Cena as Gunther egged them on. 

Gunther said he would be the final opponent for the greatest sports entertainer of all time, but Cena would be facing the greatest professional wrestler of all time. 

Gunther called Cena the man who never gave up. But beating Cena wasn’t enough. He would break Cena’s spirit, bully him, drop him on his head, wrap his arms around his neck, and squeeze until the last bits of hustle, loyalty, and respect left his body. 

There was only one way out, and Cena would do the one thing he said he never would: give up. 

Gunther dropped the mic and left. 

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Rey Mysterio, Lyra Valkyria & Bayley, AJ Styles & Dragon Lee, Stephanie Vaquer, and Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley were shown arriving earlier today. 

Oba Femi was shown in the front row with his NXT Championship belt, and they plugged his (non-title) match against Cody Rhodes on Saturday Night’s Main Event. 

Iyo Sky (w/ Rhea Ripley) vs. Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane (w/ Asuka)

Sky was about to go for a dive, but Asuka leaped on the apron to block it (as Sane distracted the referee). Sky went after Asuka, but Asuka dropped the rope, and Sky spilled out of the ring. Ripley confronted Asuka, and Sane used the distraction to knock down Sky with a leaping forearm off the apron. (There was another distraction spot during the break, and Ripley decided not to do anything about it this time.) 

Sky fought back when they returned from break and hit a springboard missile dropkick and corner meteroa for two. Sky set up for a moonsault, but Sane quickly went up to block it and followed with a double foot stomp for two (as Sky held herself upside down in the corner).  

Sane tried a back drop on the apron, but Sky landed on her feet. Sane didn’t notice, so Sky gave her a German suplex on the apron. Sky followed with an Asai moonsault. 

Sky set up for her moonsault in the ring again, but yet another Sane distraction allowed Asuka to interfere again, this time by knocking Sky off the top rope. Ripley had enough and dumped Asuka into the timekeeper’s area. 

Sane failed to take advantage of the distraction, and Sky hit a moonsault for the pinfall win. Sane leaped into Ripley’s arms to celebrate. 

Match result: Iyo Sky defeated Kairi Sane (11:34) 

A perfectly good TV match, and the crowd was into Sky (and Ripley).

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Logan Paul approached the rest of the Vision backstage. He asked if they didn’t see Rey Mysterio smack him in the face last week. Bronson Reed said he didn’t like it. Bron Breakker seemed unperturbed. Logan wanted something to be done about it. The Brons stood up and said they would handle it tonight. Logan was glad. 

Logan pulled Paul Heyman aside and said he wanted the situation handled tonight. Heyman assured him that, for the first time in his life, he had backup. Logan was cool with that, but wanted them to know he was their backup if needed. Heyman was happy to hear that, but handed him brass knuckles, just in case. 

(Normally, it’s stupid when these stablemates seemingly don’t speak to each other when they’re not on the show, but it’s believable that the Brons don’t talk to Logan in their free time.) 

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Mysterio walked through the back and walked by Adam Pearce, who was off to the side, arguing with The New Day. 

There was a Cena video package about the ‘you can’t see me’ hand gesture. 

There was a War Raiders video package. 

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Rey Mysterio / Logan Paul / LA Knight segment 

Mysterio made his way to the ring (presumably to face Finn Bålor) but was decked from behind by Logan Paul. Mysterio fought him off and set up for 619, but was attacked from behind by the masked man. The man superkicked Mysterio and hit a curb stomp before being chased away through the crowd by security. 

Mysterio slowly got to his feet, but Logan knocked him out with the brass knuckles. 

LA Knight ran out to his music, and Logan bailed. Knight said he would have an aneurysm if the masked man really was Seth Rollins. Knight wanted to stomp his head in. Knight said he thought the Vision couldn’t suck anymore, but then Logan joined them. 

Knight was pissed off, and it didn’t help watching Logan attack a legend like Mysterio. Knight said Logan would pay, not on Friday or Saturday, but tonight in KC. Knight said “Yeah” over and over as the fans sang along. 

The crowd was really into Knight here. Knight vs. Paul was made official after a break. 

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The announcers congratulated Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on being nominated for a Golden Globe for best male actor. 

Je’Von Evan was shown in the crowd. Evans and Leon Slater will face AJ Styles and Dragon Lee on SNME. 

World Tag Team Championships: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. The War Raiders

Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Grayson Waller watched the match at ringside. 

Erik and Ivar blocked early dive attempts by Styles and Dragon Lee. Erik drove Dragon into the barricade, and Ivar squished Styles into the side of the ring ahead of a break. 

They worked over Styles until Dragon Lee got a hot tag and ran wild after a break. With Erik hanging upside down in the ropes (holding himself up), Dragon Lee hit a double foot stomp—a spot we saw in the opening match. (It’s ok to repeat spots, but not that one.) 

There was an ill-advised spot where Dragon Lee hoisted Ivar up on his shoulders for something, but he collapsed. The crowd cheered as Lee hoisted Ivar up again on his shoulders. He stumbled again, and Ivar tried to make up for it by pretending to counter. Dragon Lee tried it a third time and hit an accidental DVD that didn’t look like much. (The crowd was very forgiving.) 

Lee continued to fight off both men on his own until Ivar powerslammed him outside the ring. Ivar followed with a moonsault, but Styles just barely broke up the cover. Erik got a two count on Styles with a knee strike. 

Moments later, Styles used a hurricanrana to bring Ivar off the top rope, and Ivar collided with Erik on the way down. Dragon Lee wiped out Erik with a dive, and Styles hit Ivar with a Phenomenal Forearm for the pinfall win. 

(This wasn’t the smoothest match you’ll ever see. It certainly wasn’t boring.) 

Match result: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee defeated The War Raiders to retain the World Tag Team Championships (11:22)

The New Day and Waller approached Styles and Lee in the ring when Jey Uso’s music hit. The Usos entered together, and they ran the music back as the other men in the ring patiently waited. 

Jimmy Uso had a big announcement: The Usos were back in the tag division. They’ve been getting hit hard the past few months. They lost at WarGames and Wrestlepalooza. Jey lost his world title and lost in the Cena tournament. Jimmy saw his brother crashing out and knew he had to do something. He called Jey in the middle of the night and asked him what they would do about it. 

Jey said they would get back to us. They would block the noise, body them all, and put the tag team on notice. The best damn tag team was now in your city. “We need gold. We need gold, Uce.” 

The Usos meant no disrespect to the current champs, but said Styles and Lee didn’t know the Usos. But the New Day did. The Usos got in the faces of Kingston and Woods and compared their rivalry to Ali vs. Frazier and The Rock vs. Stone Cold. (This confrontation might’ve meant more if New Day weren’t ice cold.) 

The Usos turned their attention to Styles and Lee until New Day tried to attack them from behind. The Usos decked Kingston and Woods. (Waller bailed.) 

The Usos faced off with Styles and Lee as the segment ended. 

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There was a Cena video package on his feud with The Rock. 

SNME card (start time 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT): 

  • John Cena vs. Gunther — Cena’s retirement match 
  • Bayley vs. Sol Ruca 
  • World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater (non-title) 
  • WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. NXT Champion Oba Femi (non-title) 

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Stephanie Vaquer segment 

Jackie Redmond interviewed Stephanie Vaquer in the ring, although Vaquer quickly took the mic to speak on her own. Vaquer said she wanted to face everyone. She didn’t talk much, but she spoke with her actions. She was the best—and not because of Devil’s Kiss. 

Vaquer said Nikki Bella was a legend, but the women’s division was different than what it was 15 years ago. They had Ripley, Bayley, Natalya, Iyo Sky, and they were all amazing. Vaquer asked Bella if she knew who was on top. 

Bella interrupted. Bella called herself a legend, a Hall of Famer and a celebrity, and she was not done with Vaquer. Bella demanded a rematch. 

Raquel Rodriguez suddenly hopped the apron, effortlessly yanked Bella off the apron, and lawn darted her into the ring post. (That was a great spot, but Rodriguez didn’t get much of a reaction.) 

Rodriguez confronted Vaquer. She told her to name the time and place so she could kick her ass and take the title. 

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Byron Saxton interviewed Ivy Nile during a break, and she appeared with the Creed Brothers. Nile has an IC title shot against Maxxine Dupri next week. Nile didn’t care that Natayla, her old friend, was training Dupri. She said Dupri would drop the ball just like the KC Chiefs did yesterday (the crowd booed). 

(Nile hasn’t wrestled on Raw since June, and her last televised win was over a year ago.) 

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The Judgment Day met backstage. BĂĄlor was happy he had an easy night after Mysterio got laid out. 

Morgan was surprised that Rodriguez didn’t run her plan by her. Rodriguez said she didn’t realize she needed to. Morgan played it down and said it was cool. She wanted to see Rodriguez become world champion. Rodriguez was content and left to talk with Pearce. 

Morgan turned her attention to Roxanne Perez and said they could be the next tag team champions. 

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Sol Ruca was shown in the crowd. It’s been almost 30 minutes since the previous match ended.

Lyra Valkyria (w/ Bayley) vs. Roxanne Perez (w/ Liv Morgan)

Morgan distracted the referee so Perez could rake Valkyria’s eyes as she set up for her finisher. Bayley knocked Morgan down, so Perez kicked Bayley down. 

Perez countered a roll-up attempt and shoved Valkyria into the ropes. Morgan was still down on the apron, but alert enough to kick Valkyria in the face (and the ref just simply wasn’t watching). 

Perez took advantage of the interference and hit Pop Rox for the pinfall win. 

Match result: Roxanne Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria (10:15) 

They were having a nice match until the finishing interference sequence, which looked pretty bad. We also saw tons of interference in the first match, but the heel happened to win this time. 

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Kingston and Woods cut a promo during commercials. Kingston mocked Jey for losing his smile, and Woods said they would bury the Usos under their own penitentiary next week. 

There were clips from a John Cena interview. He spoke about the ‘you can’t wrestle’ chants. They were spawned from him winning matches with the same five moves every night. He seemed to take it to heart and decided to do more stuff. Over time, he worked with the likes of Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and AJ Styles to teach him stuff and do better. He didn’t resist the audience’s chants; he used them to get better. (Full interview is on WWE.com.) 

They aired the Dupri/Natalya training video again. Or maybe it was a new one. Joe Tessitore said he was impressed with Dupri’s level of training based on this dimly lit video. 

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LA Knight vs. Logan Paul (w/ Paul Heyman)

Logan gave Knight a cheap shot as he entered the ring, and the ref decided this was a good time to start the match. Knight fought back anyway and cleared the announce table before bouncing Logan’s head off of it repeatedly. Knight was in control until Logan hit a Zig-Zag for two. 

Logan maintained control through a break and hit an alley-oop facebuster when they returned. Knight fought back with a leaping clothesline, Russian leg sweep, and neckbreaker for two. 

Breakker and Reed marched out as Knight set up on the top rope. Logan used the distraction to knock Knight off the top and hit a clunky-looking flying crossbody for two. Knight countered a gut-wrench slam and hit a reverse DDT, followed by a flying elbow drop. 

Knight knocked Breakker off the apron, but was knocked down instead by Reed. The referee eventually figured out what happened and ejected the Brons from ringside, but they didn’t immediately leave. 

Knight attacked Logan by the announce desk as the referee tried getting rid of the Brons. The distraction allowed the masked man to fly in and give Knight a curb stomp on the announce desk. 

Logan followed with a frog splash in the ring for the pinfall win. 

— The Brons attacked Knight after the match. Breakker speared Knight, and Reed hit consecutive Tsunamis. 

Match result: Logan Paul defeated LA Knight (12:44) 

Officials and medical staff rolled Knight out of the ring as the Vision stood tall. 

Heyman grabbed a mic and started his promo as they went to a commercial break. (Heyman told a stagehand that he would still be talking when they returned, and he was.) 

Heyman put over his guys before stating that Bron Breakker would beat CM Punk for the world title on the anniversary of Raw’s debut on Netflix. The crowd chanted for Punk. 

Breakker grabbed the mic. He wondered where Punk was. He wasn’t wondering where Punk was physically—he wondered where the CM Punk was. He didn’t buy this new, nice guy CM Punk. All of a sudden, Punk returned and was the nicest guy ever. He followed the rules and took pictures with the young talent just to post them on social media for people to see what a nice guy he was. 

Breakker repeated a joke we’ve heard before, saying Punk preached about being straight edge, but still looked like the biggest crackhead anyone has ever seen. 

Breakker didn’t want to face the nice guy because he could beat that guy easily. He wanted the old Punk. The guy from 2011-2013. The guy who walked the halls as a feared man. The guy who beat The Rock. (Punk never beat The Rock.) The guy who held the world title for over 400 days. The guy who was one of the greatest wrestlers to lace up a pair of boots. 

Breakker was on his hands and knees, begging for the old Punk. He wanted to beat the greatest superstar ever to lace up a pair of boots. Otherwise, he would destroy Punk and send him to the hospital. He would break Punk, take his championship, and while he was at it, take his wife, too. 

Breakker wanted to keep it simple for Punk: it would be spear, one-two-three. Spear, one-two-three. Spear, one-two-three. Spear, one-two-three. 

A camera showed Knight in the back getting to his feet, so Logan and Reed ran back to deal with him. Knight fought them off and punched a security guard, too. It was all too much for Knight, so Reed slammed him through a table. 

Reed and Logan were about to leave, but Knight wouldn’t stay down. They slammed Knight into a car and placed him on the roof. Reed climbed atop some stacked-up equipment boxes and gave him a Tsunami onto the roof of the car. Pearce appeared with officials and screamed for medics as the show ended.

WOL: WBD/Netflix/Paramount, must-see weekend matches

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the latest on WBD and Netflix and now also Paramount, how this will affect AEW imminently, tons of thoughts on all the big shows this weekend and what matches you should go out of your way to see, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WWE Raw live results: Survivor Series fallout

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WWE Raw is at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona tonight for the fallout from Survivor Series: WarGames.

The main event of Saturday’s PLE saw a mysterious figure help the team of Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre & Brock Lesnar defeat CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns & The Usos. We’ll see if we officially find out the mystery man’s identity tonight — and we’ll also find out what the fallout is of Breakker pinning World Heavyweight Champion Punk.

On the women’s side, AJ Lee tapped out Becky Lynch to secure the WarGames win for Lee, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair. Lynch is claiming that she did not actually submit and will be boycotting Raw until all of the supposed injustices against her have been corrected.

A World Tag Team title match is also part of tonight’s lineup with AJ Styles & Dragon Lee defending against The New Day.

In addition to that, we’ll get another step closer to finding out the identity of John Cena’s final opponent. The Last Time is Now Tournament continues with both semifinal matches — Gunther vs. Solo Sikoa and Jey Uso vs. LA Knight — taking place tonight.

Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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Live from Glendale, Arizona. Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore started the show in the crowd surrounded by fans. “It’s like the energy from Survivor Series followed is here!” Boy, I hope not. Tessitore kicked it to a recap of Survivor Series. 

Paul Heyman escorted the Vision through the backstage area. Solo Sikoa walked around the parking lot. Dragon Lee and AJ Styles walked around backstage. The Judgement Day also walked around the parking lot, meting up with Dominic Mysterio & Liv Morgan in a low rider.  So much walking! It’s World Walking Entertainment! 

Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley Opening Promo. 

Poor Iyo can’t do her head-pointing taunt without aggravating her injured shoulder. So she opts for jumping around the ring and waving to the crowd. Ripley welcomed the crowd to “Monday Night Rh-yo.” I mean I guess that’s how to spell that. Ripley gloated about winning the war at War Games Saturday. But, the fight isn’t over because the Kabuki Warriors betrayed her “best friend Iyo,” and Ripley wants the Women’s Tag Team Championships as revenge. 

While Iyo and Rhea want the tag champs, the former champs Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss come out instead. Bliss wanted Rhea to “pump the breaks” on going after the tag team titles, since Charlotte and Alexa are still owed a rematch for the tag team titles. Rhea invited Charlotte and Alexa to get to the back of the line because they already lost to the Warriors, and of course this leads to Alexa challenging Rhea & Iyo for tonight. Iyo accepts. Joe Tessitore said “didn’t see that coming.” Really? 

— Cut to the back, where Adam Pearce made the women’s tag match official for tonight. Ivy Nile demanded a title shot with Maxxine Dupri, and Pearce will make that match for later, once Maxxine is done training with Natalya. Pearce turned around to find Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman. They pled ignorance as to the identity of the masked man that interfered in War Games. Paul would rather discuss the implications of Breakker pinning the World Champion in War Games. To be continued…

— After a video package on the CM Punk/John Cena feud, Tessitore casually dropped that CM Punk is not cleared to wrestle after War Games. 

Jey Uso v. LA Knight in the Semifinals of The Last Time Is Now Tournament

This match had great heat. The crowd “Yeah’d!” when Knight landed a punch and “Yeet’d!” when Uso landed a punch. After Uso hit a dive onto the floor, the match went to a commercial. 

Uso fought his way out of a superplex attempt, and both guys exchanged punches before tumbling to the floor. The referee started to counted them out, and the crowd counted along with the ref. They made it to the apron, and Uso sent Knight into the ring with a gamengiri. Knight hit a Burning Hammer (called by Barrett!) for a near fall. 

Uso hit a spear, but Knight kicked out at two. There was a crazy drone camera shot of the match that was really cool. Uso went to the top, and Knight popped up, slipped, then popped back up to superplex Uso from the top for a near fall.  Uso escaped Knight’s finisher with a rollup attempt, then hit a spear, a superplex and a splash. Uso went for the cover, but did that cover where he laid on his back. Knight rolled Uso up in a crucifix and got the pinfall. Knights moves to the finals to face Solo Sikoa or Gunther. 

Match Result: LA Knight defeated Jey Uso by pinfall to advance to the finals of The Last Time is Now Tournament (9:39) .

After the match, Jey sat in the corner and looked despondent. The crowd gave him polite applause for his hard fought match. Uso dropped to the floor and started banging his head against the commentator desk before flipping out like Bret Hart at the 1997 Survivor Series, tossing around the Prime Energy Drink stand and flipping over some ringside stairs. 

— Bailey and Lyra Valkyria asked Adam Pearce about getting into the tag title scene. Pearce kind of blew them off, wanting to see the results of the match later tonight. Asuka and Kari Sane came along to blame Bailey for their loss at War Games (since she didn’t team with them). Bailey called them idiots.

The Judgement Day Promo & The Return of Liv Morgan

The Judgement Day came out without Liv Morgan, at first. Dominik Mysterio proclaims himself the greatest Mysterio of all time, the greatest luchador of all time, and the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time by virtue of his win over John Cena. Dom then brought out Liv Morgan. All of this was getting babyface heat. 

Liv is happy to be back and missed everybody in the Judgement. But Live is here to right the ship with the Judgement Day, who have been losing titles (close up on Finn Balor looking disappointed in himself). The Judgement Day are back to run Monday Night Raw and take back everything that belongs to them. Liv slapped, then hugged Dom.

— A video aired of Natalya and Maxxine Dupri sparring. 

— Adam Pearce asked one of the referees IN FRONT OF A CAMERA MAN AND THE ENTIRE RAW AUDIENCE to discretely poke around and see if he can find out if Seth Rollins is faking his injury again. Or, maybe find out the identity of the masked man who interfered at Survivor Series. Because no one will talk to “the boss.”

Dragon Lee & AJ Styles v. The New Day (w/ Grayson Waller) for the World Tag Team Championship

The New Day jumped AJ Styles before the bell and double-teamed him liberally. Dragon Lee got the tag and took Kofi Kingston down with a step up rana. Lee then jumped over the ropes and snagged Xavier Woods with a rana, sending him to the floor as well. 

After a break, AJ Styles got the hot tag (the heat was during the commercial), but he soon fell victim to a double team from the New Day. Woods held Styles open for a legdrop from Kingston for a near fall. Woods went for the Boom Drop, but Styles countered it into a sunset flip for a near fall. Styles locked in the Calf Crusher, but Woods made the save. 

Kofi got a near fall with a roll up while  holding the tights. Styles sent Kingston into a sitout powerbomb from Lee for a near fall. Lee and Kingston had a weird collision in the middle of the ring. Woods hit Styles with a superkick, then hung Lee up in the corner. Kofi then dove in with a dropkick on Lee for a near fall. 

Lee hit Kingston with a back elbow. Styles hung up Kingston in the ropes, and Lee jumped off the top with a double stomp. This sent Kofi into the waiting arms of AJ, in perfect position for a Styles Clash. Lee hit Woods with a dive on the floor, Styles hit the Styles Clash on Kofi, and Styles got the pinfall. 

Match Result: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee retained the tag team titles by pinfall when Styles pinned Kingston (9:03) 

— Jackie Redmond interviewed Stephanie Vaquer. Vaquer said her victory showed that if you betray Vaquer, you get burned. Just as Vaquer wondered who would be coming next for her championship, Liv Morgan appeared to remind Stephanie that she is back. 

The Vision & Bron Breakker Get Promo Time.

Paul Heyman lead the Vision out to the ring. Heyman took the mic and started giving shout outs to every member of the Saturday’s winning team in the War Games main event. Heyman praised Logan Paul for how he will fit into Heyman’s vision of the future. And then Heyman makes the big announcement: on January 5th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the first anniversary of Raw on Netflix, CM Punk will defend and lose the world title to Bron Breakker. 

Breakker took the mic and he’s a little bit upset. He’s not upset about Bat-Man interfering in War Games and trying to steal his moment, or being in Arizona. But no, he was disappointed that it was so easy to beat CM Punk, who is nothing but a “soft a$$ b!tch.” Punk is no different than any veteran who is living off of past accomplishments. Punk is no different than Seth Rollins, who was holding everyone else down. Also, Punk should be worried about how his wife is a bigger star than he is. 

Bron promised a different kind of fight. Bron pivoted to Punk trying to break his neck in the War Games and now he’s really mad. Breakker said he’s coming for every good memory these fans of CM Punk. Breakker recalled Punk big-timing him backstage at WrestleMania, asking if Bron “can cut a promo with the big dogs now.” “Well, la-di-da, consider the promo cut!” Punk will be looking up in the lights on January 5th and realize he’s not even close to the Bad A$$ Bron Breakker, the real best in the world. 

THAT WAS A MONEY PROMO. This was easily the best thing on the show. It had shoot vibes and Breakker did a great job of being “out of control” at the end of the promo. Breakker stormed off without the rest of the Vision, leaving them in awe, applauding, in the middle of the ring.

— Jackie Redmond won’t leave Jey Uso while he’s trying to leave, annoying him with questions about the Masked Man and Bron Breakker being the number one contender. He finally said that the titles look best on Roman Reigns shoulders and left.

Gunther v. Solo Sikoa in the Semifinals of The Last Time Is Now Tournament

Barrett suggested on commentary that beating John Cena in his last match would be the equivalent of ending the Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak. It’s weird it was face/face in one semi-final, and heel/heel in the other. This does not start out with the crowd heat of the other semi-final. Gunther worked a headlock before he and Solo exchanged shoulder blocks. 

Sikoa finally put Gunther down on the mat with a shoulder block. Gunther responded with a big boot that sent Sikoa down to the floor and sent the show into a commercial. 

During the commercial, Talla Tonga tripped up Gunther while he was trying to get back in the ring, allowing Sikoa to get control with a nerve hold. Sikoa sent Gunther into the turnbuckles hard, and both guys were on the mat selling. The ref checked on both of them to see if they could conintue. 

They did continue, and Gunther started chopping away at Sikoa. Gunther blocked a bodyslam attempt. He tried to slam Sikoa. Gunther couldn’t hold him and fell backwards, allowing Sikoa a near fall. Sikoa went to the top rope. Gunther hit Sikoa with a chop, then superplexed Sikoa and both men were down again. 

Both guys got to the feet and started exchanging chops and strikes. Gunther hit a boot, Sikoa hit a superkick but neither guy went down. Finally, Sikoa hit a spike to the throat and both guys were down again. 

After a second commercial, Sikoa hit Gunther with a hip attack in the corner. Sikoa charged for a second one, but Gunther bounced out with a clothesline. Sikoa backdropped out of a powerbomb attempt, but Gunther hit a second clothesline for a near fall.

 Gunther went for the powerbomb again, but Sikoa countered with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Sikoa telegraphed going for the spike again, and Gunther countered with a flurry of chops. Gunther backed Sikoa into the corner and hit more chops, but walked into a uranagi. Sikoa came off the top with a splash for a near fall and now the crowd was really into the match. 

Sikoa went for the spike again, but Gunther spun behind him and locked in a sleeper. Sikoa made it to the corner to force a break, but Gunther dropped down a gave him a German suplex. Talla Tonga lured Gunther to the floor, and Tonga hit him with a boot. The Samonas went to double team, Gunther, but Gunther got out of it and smashed Sikoa’s hand against the ring apron. 

Back in the ring, the ref was still involved with Talla Tonga. Seeing the ref distracted, Gunther gave Sikoa a kick to the giblets. Gunther dropped Sikoa with a powerbomb and the ref turned around to count the pinfall. Started out slow but built really well. Probably the best match on the show.

Match Result: Gunther advanced to the finals of The Last Time is Now Tournament, pinning Solo Sikoa (18:31). 

After the match, LA Knight came out to talk trash to Gunther. Gunther v. LA Knight in the finals this Friday on Smackdown.

— In the back, Adam Pearce’s spy didn’t find out anything. AJ Styles came along and informed Pearce that Seth Rollins was seen running around without his arm in a sling. Which Pearce had already heard. Styles wants to defend the titles against the War Raiders next week, and Pearce made the match official. 

Next Week on Raw: 

  • The winner of The Last Time is Now Tournament! 
  • AJ Styles & Dragon Lee v. The War Raiders 
  • Rey Mysterio v. Finn Balor 

— Jackie Redmond interviewed Rey Mysterio, who called his son Dom a b@st@rd. Rey hasn’t ruled out a challenge to Dom’s Intercontinental Championship. Logan Paul came along to disabuse Rey of that notion, since the IC title belongs to the Vision. Paul promised to to retire Rey, Rey slapped him, and a gaggle of suits came ran in to pull them apart. 

Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss v. Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky

The match started and almost immediately went to a commercial, but not before Charlotte “accidentally” booted Ripley to the floor. After the break, Ripley had Bliss locked in her submission hold. Bliss escaped, but Ripley “accidentally” collided with Flair and sent her to the floor. Sky hit Bliss with a flapjack. 

Ripley and Flair each got tags and squared off. The crowd was into this, chanting for Ripley. Ripley got a go-behind, but Charlotte escaped with an elbow. They started exchanging forearms, and Flair went to chops to get the advantage. Ripley ducked a chop and caught Flair with a headbutt. Flair sent Ripley into the turnbuckles, but Ripley caught Flair with a kick and both women were down. 

After another commercial, Flair sent Ripley to the floor. Iyo caught Ripley with a meteora. Ripley tried to powerbomb Flair, but over-rotated and they both fell down. Ripley picked her up again and gave her a crucifix powerbomb, and Sky followed up with a top rope dropkick. 

Ripley went for a Riptide, but Flair countered with a DDT. Bliss got the tag and hit another DDT for a near fall. Bliss went for Twisted Bliss, but Ripley got her knees up. Flair and Sky got tags, and Flair put Sky down with a boot and hit Natural Selection. Bliss followed up with Sister Abigail, but Ripley broke up the pin attempt. 

Bliss went after Ripley with forearms. Bliss tried for the Sister Abigail, but Ripley escaped and hit a headbutt. Ripley hit the Riptide, and Sky followed up with a moonsault, but Flair broke up the pin attempt. 

With everyone down, the Kabuki Warriors ran and attacked Charlotte Flair, dumping her to the floor. The Warriors then sent Ripley into a ringpost to send her to the floor. No winner was ever announced. 

Match Result: No-Contest? (14:30) 

Lyra Valkyria and Bailey ran in to attack the tag champs. Then the women from Judgement Day ran in and attacked everyone. Valkyria was about to dive off of a table, but Liv Morgan yanked her down. Back in the ring, Raquel Rodriquez gave Asuka the Tahani Bomb, and Roxanne Perez hit Bailey with the Pop Rocks. Rodriquez and Perez grabbed the tag team title belts. Perez tried to hand a belt to Liv Morgan, but Morgan insisted Perez keep the belt.  The Judgement Day stood tall to end the show. 

Bron Breakker’s promo was pretty awesome, but the rest of this was a pretty paint-by-numbers Raw. Certainly not the “great show” that was promised.

Paul Heyman reacts to Brock Lesnar WWE Raw slip

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On ESPN’s First Take this morning, Paul Heyman reacted to an embarrassing moment Brock Lesnar had on WWE Raw.

Lesnar slipped and fell while making his entrance in the show-closing angle of Raw this Monday. He was able to pop right back up after the fall and laugh at himself, but the moment still went viral across social media.

Heyman played off the slip, claiming that there was water on the entrance ramp. He said everyone fumbles at some point, but what’s important is how you react to it.

“Actually, I think it is a GOAT [Greatest of All Time] move. And the reason why I think it is a GOAT move is because we all fumble at some point in the game,” Heyman told First Take. “We all do. There’s no such thing as someone who doesn’t fumble in life. Brock Lesnar turned a fumble into a touchdown just like that. He is The Beast. There’s no one like him. He’s one of one. Look at that, boom. There was water on the entranceway. Slips, falls, rolls through, comes up, and there he is smiling and coming down to the ring for war. Who else could do that but Brock Lesnar?”

Lesnar will be in action as part of the men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series in San Diego this Saturday (November 29). It will be Lesnar, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns & The Usos.

Heyman — the manager for the heel side — hyped that this is the greatest assembly of talent to ever compete in WarGames. He also called Survivor Series an “infomercial” for WrestleMania 42 season.

“We have to top all the previous WarGames. But, also, this is really an infomercial for WrestleMania,” Heyman said. “Because as you must know by now, there’s such publicity push out there, that the individual tickets for WrestleMania Saturday [and] WrestleMania Sunday go on sale on Black Friday, on this Friday.

“So we are out there just showing the world, ‘Hey, check out this spectacle. Check out what WWE is about.’ And our biggest show of the year, WrestleMania individual tickets going on sale. This is our audition for the world to come to Vegas for WrestleMania — at the same time giving the most bang for the buck in the greatest WarGames of all time.”

Penta match stopped on WWE Raw due to injury

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A match was stopped during Raw after Penta suffered an injury.

During Monday’s show in Oklahoma City, Penta was wrestling Solo Sikoa in a Last Time Is Now tournament match. After hitting a hurricanrana off the barricade, he landed hard on his shoulder upon impact. The match was stopped as Penta was given medical attention, with cameras focusing on Solo Sikoa in the ring. According to Bryan Alvarez, Wade Barrett threw it to a commercial break as an audible as Joe Tessitore was being fed information. When the show returned from break, the match was called off and Sikoa was awarded the victory.

Bryan Alvarez also notes that the match had been scheduled to go 12 minutes, and although Penta wanted to continue the match, he wasn’t allowed to.

“Penta wanted to try and pop his shoulder back in and keep going but doc said no,” he wrote.

During this weekend’s AAA tapings in Mexico City, Penta reunited with his brother Rey Fenix and set up a match between themselves and Dominik Mysterio & El Grande Americano at AAA Guerra de Titanes on December 20. That bout is scheduled to be the first time the Lucha Brothers have teamed together since signing with WWE.

With the win, Sikoa will now advance to the semifinals of the Last Time Is Now tournament where he will face Gunther, who advanced earlier in the night.

WWE Raw live results: Survivor Series WarGames go-home show

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Date: November 24, 2025
Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK 

The Big Takeaway —

Penta was injured very early in his Last Time is Now tournament match and was unable to continue. Solo Sikoa advanced as a result, and he will face Gunther in a semifinal match. 

The heel men’s team will have the advantage in their WarGames match on Saturday. The men’s team brawled to build their match. The women’s team brawled to build their match. 

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Show Recap — 

Ozzy Osbourne’s “War Pigs” welcomed us to Raw in Oklahoma City as they displayed footage of the WarGames cages being built at Petco Park in San Diego for Saturday’s Survivor Series. 

The Vision (with Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre), Penta, Carmelo Hayes, and Becky Lynch were shown arriving at Paycom Center. 

Roman Reigns kicks off Monday Night Raw

Reigns entered and was greeted with chants of “OTC,” so he greeted them with, “OKC. Acknowledge me.” They did. That’s all he could say before Cody Rhodes interrupted. 

Rhodes did his full entrance, and it was 8:14 pm by the time they got going. Rhodes wanted to acknowledge that Reigns was a man of his word, but the last time Reigns gave him his word, it was for a match. This time, it was for war. Rhodes wondered what was in it for Reigns. 

Reigns said he’s been involved in this war, whereas Rhodes was just joining now. Reigns said they didn’t know each other well, but they did know something about each other, and that’s that they didn’t play around when it came to family. Half of this team was his family. He’s been invested in The Usos for a long time, and he was there to see that investment through. 

Rhodes was content with that and stated, “Welcome to my team,” before offering a handshake. Reigns didn’t shake his hand, and they were interrupted by CM Punk. 

Punk looked directly in Reigns’ face before starting with his usual line. He then said, “OKC. Acknowledge us.” Punk admitted he was stealing Reigns’ best stuff, but it was for good reason. This was an all-star WarGames. 

Punk didn’t need Reigns’ word because he saved his life at last year’s event. Reigns quickly said Punk ruined his life just four months later. Punk knew that gave Reigns a reason to stab him in the back, but Punk wasn’t worried because that meant Reigns would be stabbing his own family in the back. 

Punk sarcastically stated that Reigns would never be mean to his own family, or put them between a “rock” and a hard place. 

Rhodes tried to settle things down, but Punk asked Rhodes why he referred to them as his (Rhodes’) team. Punk reminded him that this was his show. Reigns quipped that Punk and Rhodes should just whip ‘em out now and start measuring. 

Reigns didn’t care whose team it was. He hated Paul Heyman and hated The Vision. Punk could count on the fact that Reigns hated them more than he hated him. 

Reigns left the ring, but not before stating that the title belt would look better on his shoulder. Punk asked which of them they were referring to. Reigns answered off-mic by saying they could figure it out themselves. 

(Punk was good here, but I’m not sure how much intrigue this really added to WarGames. If Punk and Rhodes are concerned with who the team leader is, they may be the only ones.)

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The Vision met backstage. Heyman wanted Drew McIntyre to behave tonight. He was only allowed on Raw because Heyman picked him for the advantage match—which is now a tag team match. 

Logan Paul suggested they pick Brock Lesnar to be McIntyre’s partner tonight. Heyman said that wasn’t a good idea and warned Logan not to utter his name. Logan did so anyway, and Heyman said Lesnar was coming to Raw to go after Reigns. 

Logan suggested that Bron Breakker or Bronson Reed team with McIntyre, but Heyman said it would be him. This was not what Logan wanted, but he made it seem he was on board. 

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The Last Time is Now tournament quarterfinal: Gunther vs. Carmelo Hayes

Gunther held control through a break and cut off Hayes’ comeback when they returned. There was a smattering of chants for Hayes as Gunther looked into the camera and questioned why he even had to face Hayes. 

Hayes ducked a chop, which was easy given their height difference. Gunther cut him off again and went for a powerbomb, but Hayes countered into a DDT. This led to a second commercial break, and Gunther took over quickly again. 

Hayes ducked another chop on the apron, and Gunther’s arm hit the ring post. Hayes tried a slingshot DDT onto the apron, but they basically fell straight to the outside. Hayes followed with a flip dive and backdropped Gunther into the timekeeper’s area. 

Gunther wasn’t about to let Hayes attempt a count-out win, so he dumped Hayes into the timekeeper’s area next. Hayes quickly reemerged on top of the barricade and dropped Gunther with a leaping DDT before scampering back in the ring. 

Hayes almost won by count-out, but Gunther slipped back in just in time. The crowd really got into it here, remembering that Hayes won by count-out on SmackDown. 

Hayes went for Nothing But Net, but Gunther dodged it and clobbered him with a clothesline and powerbomb for a nearfall. Gunther applied a sleeper, but Hayes fought to his feet. It wasn’t enough, and Gunther dropped him with another powerbomb for the pinfall win. 

Match result: Gunther defeated Carmelo Hayes to advance in The Last Time is Now tournament (17:20)

The first part was kind of dull, but this wound up being pretty good, particularly once they returned from the last break. 

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Jey and Jimmy Uso approached Reigns, Rhodes, and Punk. Jey said they should be focusing on what was actually important tonight, and that was the advantage match. Jimmy and Jey said they were on the same page and their partners could count on them. Yeet. 

After the Usos left, Reigns asked Punk and Rhodes who the team leader was. He told them to fix this, and he left. (It’s possible he was just egging them on, but it seemed like, suddenly, he sincerely wanted them to pick a team leader.) 

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Dominik Mysterio segment 

Dom entered. He was booed. He said he would embarrass John Cena in his hometown. He would take back his Intercontinental Championship, and he would continue to be the greatest Mysterio of all time. Dom said it didn’t matter if the fans cheered for Cena or not, because he wasn’t even here tonight. 

Cena’s music hit, and the crowd exploded. It was a swerve. A long time passed with no Cena. Finally, a little person dressed as Cena entered. (Along with a little person dressed as Stu the cameraman.) He had trouble leaping into the ring like Cena, so he ran around and entered using the steps. 

Dom talked to him like he was the real John Cena and threatened to drop him at Survivor Series. The fake Cena called him the worst Mysterio of all time. Dom was caught off guard and whispered something in his ear. The fake Cena told Dom that if he wouldn’t fight him tonight, he could come get some at Survivor Series. 

Dom booted fake Cena to the ground and hit him with a five knuckle shuffle, 619 and a frog splash. 

Rey Mysterio ran out to his music, so Dom bailed. Rey checked on the guy as Dom left up the aisle, where he was greeted by his Judgment Day teammates. 

(This angle was a mistake. Dom was getting plenty of heat before they did any of the stuff with the Cena impersonator, and the crowd quickly died when he came out, like they were disappointed to be watching this on their modern WWE product. It probably doesn’t help that, deep down, the fans like Dom and didn’t want him doing this even as a heel.) 

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Rey Mysterio vs. JD McDonagh (w/ Finn BĂĄlor) 

McDonagh applied an abdominal stretch during the break, and BĂĄlor held his arm back for leverage from outside the ring. The referee caught him, but instead of kicking him out, just yelled at him. Rey made his comeback and went for a 619, but McDonagh caught him with a Spanish Fly for two. Rey responded with a Code Red for two. 

Rey went for a 619 but was tripped by BĂĄlor, who was still out there because of the stupid referee. Rey went after BĂĄlor as the ref yelled at him some more. McDonagh tried a cheap shot, but Rey dropped him into BĂĄlor, knocking him off the apron. Rey followed with a 619 and a springboard splash for the pinfall win. 

BĂĄlor tried attacking Rey after the match, but Rey avoided and left the ring. 

Match result: Rey Mysterio defeated JD McDonagh (12:44) 

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TimothĂ©e Chalamet will be a guest on Rhodes’ podcast. 

Raquel Rodriguez spoke to Adam Pearce backstage. She was pissed that Nikki Bella got involved in her title match, and was now getting a title match herself. Pearce, who made the title match, claimed that he agreed with Rodriguez. He promised that she would be in the title mix after Survivor Series. She was content with this. 

New Day and Grayson Waller approached Pearce next, and I had to double-check that this wasn’t happening in a commercial break. Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston were being annoying, so he told them to shut up. He let them know that AJ Styles and Dragon Lee wanted to defend their tag titles against New Day next week. 

Woods and Kingston were initially upset because they assumed it would be anyone but them in the title match, but they were surprised and happy upon learning it was them. They left. Waller put a wig on Pearce’s head before leaving too. Pearce screamed at him to get out. 

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Brock Lesnar arrived and entered a room with Heyman. 

Women’s WarGames segment 

Becky Lynch entered and was joined by Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Asuka and Kairi Sane. Lynch called last week’s result an injustice, and she had the best lawyers in the world working to overturn it. She was advised not to talk about it, but did want to say that she followed the rules, unlike Maxxine Dupri and referee Jessika Carr. The result would be overturned, and the company would be better off. 

The company would also be better off when she got rid of AJ Lee once and for all. Lee made a mistake by coming back to cost her the IC title, but the biggest mistake she’ll ever make is entering WarGames with her. 

Lynch admitted she had her differences with her teammates. She put her arms around Asuka, who wasn’t thrilled with this. Lynch called Jax very powerful. Not powerful like her, but powerful enough to break her face. Jax was the only person ever to damage her face, but at least she didn’t need a mask like Rhea Ripley. Lynch called Legend her new friend and a fine specimen of a woman whom Lynch would make into a star. 

Ripley, Iyo Sky, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, and AJ Lee all entered the stage individually to their music before walking down to the ring together. 

Lee said the old her would have run to the ring and torn Lynch’s face off, but therapy worked. Lee knew Lynch was just feeling insecure and afraid. Lee didn’t need to run her mouth to lift herself up, because she knew who the hell she was. She didn’t need to bark like an angry chihuahua. She doesn’t bark—she bites. 

Lee said Lynch poured gasoline on the fire, and now she was locking herself in a cage with her. Lee would be free to do whatever she wanted, and she wasn’t alone in wanting to see Lynch get knocked off her pedestal. 

Lee asked Ripley if she agreed. Ripley took the mic and smashed it into Jax’s face. That led to a brawl, and the babyfaces stood tall. Sky wiped out a few heels with a moonsault as Lynch backed up the aisle with a look of regret on her face.  

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The Last Time is Now tournament quarterfinal: Solo Sikoa (w/ Talla Tonga) vs. Penta

Penta was injured. 

Sikoa chucked Penta over the barricade and into the crowd, but he reemerged on the barricade and brought Sikoa down with a hurricanrana. 

Penta landed right on his shoulder, and medical staff checked on him throughout a planned commercial break. When they returned from break, the referee called for the bell, and it was announced that Penta could no longer compete. Sikoa was announced the winner. 

Penta slammed his hand against the barricade in frustration as he was followed to the back by medical staff. 

Sikoa advances and will face Gunther in the semifinals. 

Match result: Solo Sikoa defeated Penta via medical stoppage to advance in The Last Time is Now tournament (4:20)

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Backstage, Pearce told Maxxine Dupri that more women have called him about taking the belt off her than any title he can remember. Pearce advised her to focus and work hard. Dupri said she would. She wanted to be the type of champion people could be proud of. She told Pearce she wanted to call Natalya, and Pearce left.  

Ivy Nile accosted Dupri and told her the title was hers. After Nile left, Dupri turned around and bumped into Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. Perez said she could take the title any time. Pearce got between them, so Perez left with Rodriguez. Pearce told Dupri she might want to call Natalya now. 

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There was a good Stephanie Vaquer pre-taped promo. Vaquer said Nikki Bella was clever, but she wasn’t as smart as she thought. Vaquer knew all about Bella’s history, but Bella didn’t know about hers. If Bella were as smart as she pretended to be, she would know who she was messing with. Vaquer stated, “Are you sure you want to get in the ring with me?” 

Survivor Series begins at 7 pm ET. The pre-show is at 5 pm ET. 

Survivor Series card: 

  • Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Nikki Bella for the Women’s World Championship 
  • John Cena (c) vs. Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship 
  • Women’s WarGames: Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss & AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Asuka & Kairi Sane 
  • Men’s WarGames: Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso vs. Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre & Brock Lesnar 

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Men’s WarGames advantage match: Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul

As has been the pattern, not much happened before they went to break about 80 seconds into the match. The heels worked over Jey Uso, and Logan knocked Jimmy off the apron before he could make a hot tag. McIntyre chucked Jey over the announce desk, leading to a second break. (McIntyre posed, so Jimmy chucked a Prime bottle at him.) 

Logan and McIntyre held up Jey in a delayed vertical suplex, and they flexed with opposite arms while doing so. Jey booted McIntyre and finally made the hot tag to Jimmy, who hit Logan with an enzuguri before superkicking McIntyre off the apron. Jimmy hit some sort of dive off the top for two, and Logan responded with a blockbuster for two. 

Jimmy ducked a punch and followed with a superkick, spear and an Uso splash, but McIntyre broke up the cover. Jey and McIntyre brawled outside the ring as Bron and Bronson entered to check on Logan. 

Punk and Rhodes ran out next to take out the Brons. As everyone brawled, Jey wiped them out with a big dive. Jimmy was too busy celebrating, so Logan caught him in a schoolboy for the pinfall win. 

The heels gain the WarGames advantage thanks to a win in a mostly nothing match. 

— Punk immediately attacked Logan, and the brawl continued. Reigns entered (to his music) and greeted Bron and Bronson in the aisle with Superman punches. Reigns went to the ring and handed out Superman punches to Paul and McIntyre, too. 

The babyfaces stood tall, and the trademark graphic aired to make you think the show was over, but you knew it wasn’t if you were paying attention. 

Lesnar entered with Heyman. Fireworks went off for Lesnar as he did his little pose, and he actually tripped and fell backwards. It would have been an embarrassing moment for some, but he popped right up laughing at himself. 

Lesnar marched down to the ring and joined his new teammates on the apron. The two teams faced off one final time and brawled as the show came to a predictable close. 

Match result: Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre defeated The Usos to earn the advantage in WarGames (17:02) 

Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar to appear on WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE Raw’s final build to Survivor Series will include appearances by Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.

Raw’s Survivor Series go-home show is being held in Oklahoma City this coming Monday at the Paycom Center. Ahead of the event, the arena advertised on social media that Reigns and Lesnar will both be appearing.

“Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar are now on the lineup for WWE Raw in #OKC on Monday, November 24,” the Paycom Center wrote. “Consider the stakes raised.”

The road to Survivor Series saw Reigns and Lesnar return to Raw earlier this week, setting the stage for them to be part of WarGames. The men’s WarGames match on November 29 will pit Reigns, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk & The Usos against Lesnar, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul & Drew McIntyre.

WWE released a new Survivor Series: WarGames poster today highlighting the men’s participants:

Here is the updated Raw lineup for Monday night:

WWE Raw (Monday, November 24) —

  • Roman Reigns appears
  • Brock Lesnar appears
  • Men’s WarGames advantage match (participants to be announced)
  • The Last Time is Now quarterfinals: Gunther vs. either Bronson Reed or Carmelo Hayes
  • The Last Time is Now quarterfinals: Solo Sikoa vs. either Penta or Finn Balor

Giants coach reacts to Cam Skattebo WWE angle: ‘I thought it was a cool thing’

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While Cam Skattebo’s WWE Raw appearance has become a big sports media topic, it doesn’t sound like the New York Giants organization itself had much of an issue with it.

Mike Kafka — the interim head coach of the Giants — was asked about the WWE angle during a press conference on Wednesday. The Raw appearance saw Skattebo and a few other Giants players appear in the front row for a confrontation with The Judgment Day. Skattebo’s involvement — which included him being shoved a couple of times — has drawn some criticism from media and fans given that the rookie running back is recovering from a season-ending injury.

“I knew they were going to the event,” Kafka said. “You know, it’s a rookie event. We have some team events that our support staff puts together for the rookies to kind of get out. So I thought it was a cool thing. I know it was like a staged little brawl there. It was great to see Skatt on the pre-game on the sideline [at Sunday’s Giants game]. His juice, his energy, you can feel it. I can feel it through the TV and through my phone, I was watching the clips [of Raw]. So it’s a cool event for those guys to kind of get out and be out in the community.”

When asked specifically about the physicality of the angle, Kafka said he trusts Skattebo.

“Yeah, I trust Skatt and I trust our medical department, our medical staff to take great care [of our players],” Kafka said.

Skattebo emerged as one of the most popular new players in the NFL this season, gaining fans with his physical running style. But he suffered a dislocated ankle, fractured fibula, and deltoid ligament rupture during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in late October. He is currently recovering from surgery.

In the Raw angle at Madison Square Garden, Skattebo and his teammates defended comedian Andrew Schulz during an altercation with Judgment Day.

Skattebo responded to the controversy surrounding the appearance by tweeting that he’s just trying to have fun during what’s been a tough time for him.

“Aye, honestly if you don’t like that I’m having a good time while dealing with a tough time, then just go ahead and unfollow and casually move on,” Skattebo wrote. “I’m not able to play football and have the fun I’ve been having my whole life so I am doing things outside the box trying to find stuff to keep me happy. Enjoy the rest of y’all’s week and just don’t talk about me if you ain’t got nothing nice to say.”