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Dubya-Dubya-E Universe! It’s Monday Night, and that can only mean one thing! Tonight, we are getting RAW! Tonight, WWE is entering the Scotiabank Arena in the fine city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for the latest edition of the company’s seminal show!

What we do know is we will see a #1 contenders match for the WWE World Tag Team Titles, as held by Jimmy and Jey Uso. In one corner, we have Kofi Kingston and Xaiver Woods, the New Day! In another corner, we have Akira Tozawa and Otis, Alpha Academy! In another corner, we have Julius and Brutus Creed, American Made! And finally, we have everyone’s FAVORITE tag team, Los Americanos!

Elsewhere, hot off the women’s tag team match at this past Saturday’s SNME show, The Judgement Day trio of Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, and Raquel Rodriguez will face off with Stephanie Vaquer and the WWE Women’s World Tag Team Champions, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley, lovingly known as RHIYO!

We will also hear from AJ Styles in anticipation of his win or retire match this weekend at the Royal Rumble, while his opponent, Gunther, will have a sit-down interview. We will also see if Bron Breakker can work out things with General Manager Adam Pierce. All of this and, of course, so much more in store for us tonight!

So, how is everyone doing tonight? I hope everyone is staying safe and off the roads in the event of any winter catastrophe. While Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro issued a state of emergency back on Friday, it isn’t much better out there now with the Winter Storm Warning having come to a close.

So, as Mr. Cook would say, have fun, and don’t be a dick!

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THEN

NOW!

FOREVER!

TOGETHER!

Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on the call for us tonight!

We see the construction of a new arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the WWE. I’m guessing for a future WrestleMania.

Stephanie Vaquer is here! We see Xaiver Woods and Kofi Kingston getting their hair down. The entirety of The Vision is here!

YEP YEP YEP! THEY DON’T WANT NONE! AJ Styles is here to open the show! Styles gets a mic but takes a minute to take in the response from the fans, seeing as it COULD possibly be the last time that they see him here in Toronto.

WELCOME TO MONDAY NIGHT RAW! That feels good to say, AJ has to be honest. There is a man in the back who would claim that’s the last time I will ever say. Gunther claims he will end my WWE career at the Royal Rumble. That’s HIS plan, but I’m not going anywhere! I will make it clear, I haven’t hidden it from you, but 2026 will be the year that AJ Styles retires. Listen, he’s not talking about it because he wants to upset you, he wants to enjoy this together.

John Cena showed him that it can take a year to say goodbye. There’s no reason why 2026 can’t be the year of AJ Styles. There are locker rooms of guys around the world that I would love to wrestle one more time. I want to be World Champion one more time! Listen, I’m not saying Gunther isn’t good. My back is against the wall. What I’m saying is, that he isn’t phenomenal.

World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk is here to interrupt! He gets in the ring and says something to AJ before getting a mic of his own. Did you guys figure out why I’m out here yet? He has known this man for 20_ years. They have been friends and they have been enemies, and he is happy to say that in the year 2026, there is nothing but respect here. So, he has to come out and publicly ask, what are you doing, man? Punk would like to think that they still have gas left in the tank, that they have time still to come out and ask the fans of it is a great night to be in Toronto or what? And he has watched this and he looks at Saturday and say the stakes are too high.

AJ wants to know if he is saying he can’t be Gunther. Punk says is that what you are implying? We’ve seen you get your hand raised, but we also saw Gunther get his hand raised, too. If it goes THAT way this Saturday, it means that we won’t get to see Punk and Styles in a WWE ring again.

Styles says he knows he doesn’t mean it this way, but it comes across disrespectful. Punk says it isn’t he is being more selfish if anything. FIGHT TONIGHT chants from the crowd. Styles knows that he can beat Gunther, and he knows that he can beat Punk.

Punk says there it is, but it is hard to beat a good team twice. If you lose on Saturday, you don’t get to prove that you can beat CM Punk. Gosh, AJ, I don’t know what to do. FIGHT TONIGHT chants return.

Styles proposes that if they fight tonight, if he beats Punk, after he beats Gunther, then he is the #1 contender for that Championship. Punk says AJ, Toronto, I won this title November 1st, and I said I was going to be a fighting champion. If we are going to do this tonight in Toronto, it is going to be for the belt. So, just to recap, LIVE on Netflix on a Monday Night from the Scotiabank Arena, the Phenomenal One, AJ Styles versus CM Punk for the World Championship, it sounds like we have a main event!

Cole: HELL YEAH!
Me: FUCK YEAH!

Cole and Graves discuss this revelation before kicking it to a highlights package from this past Saturday’s SNME show in Montreal.

It’s time for the ladies! But first…

COMMERCIALS!

Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, and Raquel Rodriguez vs. WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Stephanie Vaquer and WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley

The bell rings, as Sky and Perez will start. Roxanne rolls underneath Iyo and slaps her in the face. Sky off the ropes, trips up Perez. Roxanne protects from a basement dropkick, but Iyo returns the favor with a slap. Sky ends up being trapped in the Judgement Day corner, as Perez wails away on her. Rodriguez with the tag, she hits back elbows to Sky. Morgan gets the tag, but Sky gets away and tags in Vaquer.

Stephanie with clotheslines and a leg lariat for a two. Morgan fights off Vaquer but still ends a snap suplex. Perez runs interference, but Vaquer drops her. Morgan tries her luck, but she eats another suplex. Stephanie looking for the Devil’s Kiss, but Rodriguez enters the ring to break that up. BOOOOOOOOO! That’ll take us to the break.

Perez is in complete control as she hits a moonsault from the middle rope to Vaquer as we return. That gets her a two. Stephanie elbows her way out of the JD corner, as she crawls for a tag. Morgan sneaks over and pulls Sky off the apron. Ripley approaches her, but she gets ambushed from behind by Rodriguez. Running uppercut from Perez to Vaquer in their corner. Rodriguez comes in, but she misses a big boot. That allows Sky to get the tag proper.

SHOTEI and a front face slam to Perez. She drops Morgan from the apron. Sky kicks Perez and heads to the top and hits the missile dropkick. Kip up, and Iyo is feeling it! Incoming Meteora! Sky to the top, Morgan pulls Perez out of the way of the Over the Moonsault. Sky checks down with a back breaker to Perez instead. Morgan feeds the ring skirt to Perez so she can hold on. Morgan in the ring, assisted lung blower/Russian Leg Sweep on Sky for a two.

Ripley gets the tag, and she proceeds to wreck Morgan’s shit. Rodriguez in, but Ripley slaps her away. Ripley hits the Razor’s Edge on Morgan and throws her into Raquel! Perez in, her Pop Rox is countered by Ripley. She sends Perez to the floor and hits a missile dropkick to Rodriguez. That leaves Morgan and Ripley. Kick from Rhea, but Liv counters the Riptide. Morgan with a kick and a tornado DDT! The cover, but Sky saves the match.

Everyone hits their shit now, as Vaquer heads to the top rope and she hits a cross-body block to the floor onto Rodriguez! Morgan tries the Oblivion, but Ripley fights it off. She can’t fight off a chop block from Perez, though. Liv and Roxanne try their combination again, but Sky flies in to break it up! Ripley hits the Riptide on Perez for the win!
WINNERS: Stephanie Vaquer, Iyo Sky, and Rhea Ripley
TIME: 12:50
THOUGHTS: It felt a lot like the tag team match from SNME except now it included Rodriguez and Vaquer, which is definitely NOT a bad thing. All the ladies hit their spots, and once again, the good girls prevailed. Hopefully Stephanie did not hurt her ankle on the cross-body block to the outside.
RATING: ***1/2

We see highlights from last week’s match between CM Punk and Finn Balor in Ireland. Punk defeated Balor, much to the chagrin of Finn’s home country folk.

CM Punk is walking in the back. Finn Balor approaches him. He’s been thinking about what happened last week. he wanted to be champion, but it didn’t go as planned. Punk is still a part of the most memorable night of his career. You picked Finn up and gave him his flowers. Through all the emotions, he didn’t return that favor to Punk, so he will now. Thank you.

Punk says it takes two to tango. He can’t be the best in the world if he doesn’t face the best in the world. Cena just retired, so there aren’t that many great left around here. If you want to be champ, maybe ditch the Judgement Day. You can’t win with garbage like that. Win the Rumble, and maybe I’ll see you at WrestleMania. Punk walks away, and Balor considers this.

The Vision is here. Bron Breakker is at the front of the group, which is fitting, because he will discuss his suspension with General Manager Adam Pearce next!

COMMERCIALS!

We return to see Paul Heyman buggering Triple H about putting his Vision guys on the cover of WWE2K6. Hunter says he is sure 2K has something great. He asks how did you pull this off, as we see Triple H (with long hair) on the cover of the King of Kings Deluxe Edition. Pre-orders start this Friday.

Back to business in the ring, though. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, begins Paul Heyman, who is perturbed by the booing. We’ll try this again in 3, 2, 1. Ladies…BOOOOOO!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS PAUL HEYMAN! The Vision is here to up the star power of Monday Night Raw on Netflix! To wit, in this second-class city of Toronto, he brought along with me, the hottest prospect of 2026, 2027, 2028, Austin Theory. I brought along the master of the tsunami, the man who has victory after victory over Roman Reigns, Bronson Reed! He brought along the single most famous personality on the face of the planet today, the Maverick, Logan Paul! And I brought along with me the reason why we are all here tonight, sold out on Monday Night Raw, Ladies and Gentlemen, Bron Breakker!

Now, Mr. Breakker is here with a face-to-face meeting with the Raw General Manager Adam Pearce. Paul thanks Mr. Pearce for this opportunity, but he wants to examine why we are in this spot. Exhibit one.

We see two weeks ago, where Pearce put his hands on Breakker and spun him around. Heyman says you can watch Unreal all you want; there is no excuse for the manager of the flagship program to do that.

Exhibit number two is from last Monday. We see Pearce “plant” brass knuckles for Rey Mysterio. Heyman says he went from being a deadbeat dad to a platonic loser and he knocked out Paul with the brass knuckles. So, Heyman says, at your leisure, please come out Mr. Pearce.

Adam Pearce arrives, with Heyman imploring the fans to give him the middle finger and boo him lol. Pearce says that he is not here to ask for forgiveness, but he is man enough to admit when he is wrong. He put his hands on Breakker first, and for that, he apologizes, and he promises to not do it again.

Heyman goes to interject, but Pearce says you want him to lift Bron’s suspension and put him in the Rumble. Consider them done, he signed the papers. Heyman says you drive a hard bargain, and he wants to shake his hand.

Pearce tells Paul, Reed, and Theory that they are also in the Royal Rumble. Pearce also says that Theory might want revenge against a Hall of Famer after the issue with the brass knuckles. So, tonight, in Toronto, Austin Theory will face Rey Mysterio!

Rey comes out with Penta and Dragon Lee. Pearce heads up the ramp and shakes hands with Mysterio, and that match will happen next!

COMMERCIALS!

Rey Mysterio W/Penta and Dragon Lee vs. Austin Theory W/The Vision

Apparently, the match started during the break, so that is when my counter starts lol. Mysterio off the ropes with wrist control, but Theory puts an end to that with a running back elbow. He grounds and pounds Mysterio and talks some smack. Mysterio slides between the legs of Theory and hits some chops. Rey tries the tilt-a-world, but Austin counters with a double knee chest breaker.

Theory with a headlock, but as Mysterio tries to get to his feet, Austin drives him back to the mat. Theory grabs the mask of Rey and hits a punch to the face. He does it again across the ring. He threatens to take the mask off, but Rey kicks at the shins of Austin, dropping him against the ropes. 619 incoming, but Theory bails out to the floor.

Rey heads to the outside, Theory catches him for a minute, but Rey with a Rana, sending Theory into the ring post. We see The Vision and Penta/Lee arguing at ring side, and we see Theory looking shocked as Rey flying in with the seated Senton! The good guys celebrate as we head out for the break!

Theory chucks Mysterio with a Fallaway Slam as we return. Theory’s follow-up charge finds the corner, and Mysterio snaps off a Rana. Rey corners Austin and hits mounted punches. Theory cuts that off, Mysterio out the back door, Rey tries a springboard, but Theory with the anti-air punch. Ataxia from Theory, but Mysterio kicks out at two.

Theory seats Mysterio on the top rope, but Rey ends up turning it around. Both men end up on the floor, and Rey sends Theory into the apron face first. A fight breaks out between the Vision and Penta/Lee at ringside. In the chaos, Theory hits Mysterio with a stomp to win it.
WINNER: Austin Theory
TIME: 9:10
THOUGHTS: It was fine. Obviously, this was more about angle and the return of Breakker from being “suspended” than the match itself.
RATING: ***

Post-match, the Vision assault Mysterio, Penta, and Lee. SPEARS from Breakker to Lee and Penta. Paul From Grace from Logan and a Tsunami from Reed furthers the abuse. Breakker directs traffic, telling the guys to hold up Penta so he can hit a Super SPEAR.

Awkard cut to Nattie. Maxxine, she made you. You didn’t fail yourself, you failed me. You’re just the like the rest of them. You think because you rolled with a legend, that you can roll LIKE a legend. But that will never happen again. This is a whole new me. And when I’m done with you Maxxine, I am coming for it all. Because Natayla elevates, but Nattie decimates.

Raquel Rodriguez is screaming in the back for Stephanie Vaquer. Bayley calls her an idiot and asks if she can see she’s on the phone. Lyra Valkyria steps in, and Raquel says you are lucky that she has more important business. Raquel screams for Pearce, but here comes Stephanie Vaquer! A fight ensues, as agents try and break it up. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

COMMERCIALS!

We see Chelsea Green and Jackie Redmond attending the Toronto Maple Leafs Nex Gen game.

It’s time to prepare for the return of the Tribal Chief, the OTC, Roman Reigns. I’m guessing either he is done on the set of Street Fighter, or there is a lull in production.

Cole and Graves discuss this happening, and Cole shills the sponsors for the Royal Rumble, this Saturday, at 2:00PM Eastern Time.

We cut to Cole’s interview earlier today with Gunther. Cole says one thing that is bugging him is, why not have the rematch with AJ, why put his career on the line? Gunther says he had nothing to gain otherwise, now he has something phenomenal to gain when he ends AJ’s career.

Cole says that Styles wants 2026 to be his career, he has people he still wants to wrestle and fans to excite. Gunther says it would be great to put an end to that. He is so tired of these Oldtimers hanging around. Goldberg was looking for that one last moment. John Cena was looking for that one final moment. Now what will they talk about? When AJ gives up to him. Gunther is not interested in AJ taking the moment away from him that belongs to me.

Talking about Oldtimers, he thinks Cole falls into that category as well. he wants to know how long Cole wants to stick around and chase another moment. He could kick the legs out from his chair and end his career right now, but don’t worry. He wants Cole to call the match on Saturday, and he wants to hear him say that the career of AJ Styles is over. It’s going to be great; it’s going to be memorable!

Video package for tonight’s main event between AJ Styles and CM Punk. Could it really be the last time that we see Styles on Monday Night Raw? And if he beats Punk for the title tonight and he losses to Gunther, does that make HIM the new WWE Champion? So many questions, so little time (possibly).

Jey Uso is amongst the people in the concourse! He makes his entrance through the crowd! He’s here to watch the number one contender’s match for the Tag Team Titles coming up next!

COMMERCIALS!

Adam Pearce is on his phone in the back. He hangs up, and Finn Balor is here. He is here to declare himself for the Royal Rumble. Now, asks Pearce. We’re less than a week away. You had a crack at the title last week, and he says the Rumble is full. Balor says this isn’t over and he walks away. We see Liv Morgan doing hot girl sulking and crossing her arms. She wants to know what is going on with Punk. Last week, you held arms with him, and she heard Punk tell him to leave the Judgement Day. Finn tells her that it isn’t as straight forward as it seems, so let him figure this out.

Number One Contenders Match for the WWE Men’s Tag Team Titles: American Made W/Ivy Nile vs. Los Americanos vs. The New Day W/Grayson Waller vs. Alpha Academy

A metric ton of American in this match lol. Kofi Kingston will start with Bravo Americano. Both men try monkey flips, but they both land on their feet lol. Xavier Woods distracts Bravo, allowing Kingston to get in some cheap shots. Bravo is able to tag in Rayo Americano, though, but here comes Akira Tazawa with a snap Rana. He runs right into a lariat from Julis Creed, while Brutus Creed knocks both members of the New Day off the apron. They hit double belly-to-belly suplexes to Los Americanos. The Creeds do a Poetry in Motion to knock Otis off the apron. Brutus with a Brutus Bomb off the top rope and to the floor to a gaggle of competitors as we head out for break.

Woods has control of Tazawa as we return. He kicks Akira in the gut, tags in Kingston, and they hit a double team face buster. The pin, but it’s broken up. Kingston is on the shoulders of Woods, he throws Kofi over his back, but Akira gets his knees up to break the fall. Rayo tags in the match and stomps away on Akira. Bravo with the tag now, but Akira catches Bravo in the Tree of WHOA! He throws Rayo into his partner and tries to tag in Otis, but the Creeds cut that off.

Bravo picks up Julius and does an airplane spin, but Akira ruins that with a missile dropkick. Akira FINALLY tags in Otis, who proceeds to flatten everyone who comes at him. Bravo ends up headbutting Woods in the balls lol. Otis rips off his shirt, AND HE UNLEASHES THE CATIPILER! The pin, but everyone breaks it up. Akira is back as he fires off offense on anyone that moves. He hits a German to Woods and a suicide dive to Kingston, to Los Americanos, and to American Made. AKIRA RIPS HIS SHIRT OFF, BROTHER!

Tazawa to the top, but Waller trips him up. The Ref ejects Waller from the match, as Otis knocks him off the apron and screams OH YEAH! Uso Superkicks Waller over the barricade and into the crowd lol. Everyone runs and does their shit, but Brutus ends up in position for a Senton backsplash from Tazawa! The pin, and Alpha Academy are the number one contender!
WINNER: Alpha Academy
TIME: 10:50
THOUGHTS: A fun match. Kind of surprised that Akira and Otis won, but as a one-off match for the title, it could be worse!
RATING: ***1/2

Jackie Redmond is in the back with Becky Lynch. She congratulates Lynch on her win; Becky interjects that it was a monumental victory. But Jackie wouldn’t know anything about that given the jacket that she is wearing (It’s a Maple Leafs jacket). She says there was some controversy after Nattie cost Maxxine her match last week. She says Nattie is coming for her, but that is hard to do when she enters the Rumble herself. The Kabuki Warriors are here. Kairi Sane says that Becky is not ready for Auska. Becky says she is; she has beaten her before. Sane goes to translate that, and Asuka screams that she heard that lol. She stalks off, Sane tries to touch Becky’s title, but Asuka screams for her.

We see AJ Styles getting ready. Je’Von Evans arrives to wish him good luck tonight.

COMMERCIALS!

Adam Pearce is standing around in the back. Stephanie Vaquer arrives and raises her title. She doesn’t want a match with Raquel; she wants a FIGHT. Pearce says that she will face Raquel next week in a Philadelphia Street Fight.

Graves says that the Flyers can’t win the Stanley Cup, but they can throw down in Philadelphia. Fuck you, Corey. They run down the matches for the Royal Rumble this Saturday.

The Vision are in the back. Bronson wants to know what the plan is. Logan says that they have the advantage, so they should have the view, the vision, to make sure that one of them wins the Rumble. Logan, in a paradox, says that he thinks that Bron should win the Rumble. Both Bronson and Austin say they agree with that. Bron seems moved but, as a Steiner descendent, does not show any emotion.

It’s main event time! But first…

COMMERCIALS!

Video package for the The Ruler, Oba Femi! It appears that he will be entering the Royal Rumble this Saturday. I wonder if Finn wants to take it up with him lol.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk (C) vs. AJ Styles

Lillian Garcia with the special in-ring intros for this match. It’s hard for me to believe that Punk and Styles are facing off for the first time in in a singles match in WWE. Sure, Styles arrived in 2016, and Punk didn’t return until 2023, but still, that is wild.

The bell rings, and we get a tentative start to this one. They circle and lock-up. Styles with arm control, but Punk reverses that. Styles with a reversal, Punk says no, but AJ slides out. Punk trips Styles and gets a one count. Test of strength, but Styles transitions to a headlock. Punk sends Styles off, AJ with a kick, Punk looking GTS, Styles tries the Calf Crusher. Punk tries the Anaconda Vice, but Styles sits back and gets a two.

We reset, and Punk grabs a side headlock. Styles sends off Punk, leapfrog, but Styles lays down and Punk lays an elbow drop in. Running knee from Punk, the cover for a one. Punk with the dreaded chin lock. Styles to his feet, he hits a forearm, but he runs into a back elbow from Punk. Punk with an atomic drop, off the ropes, but Styles with a dropkick that sends Punk to the floor.

Styles springboards up and over onto the apron. Punk ducks out of the way, but he turns around into a variation of the Shining Wizard. Styles hypes himself up as we head out for what should be the final break.

AJ and Punk are fighting in the middle of the ring as we return. AJ wins out and hits a corner flying clothesline to the Champion. Punk responds with some punches, but Styles fights back. Punk ends up firing Styles sternum first into the corner. Styles is back to his feet, but Punk with punches and a flying heel kick. Punk ducks a Styles strike, and he hits a swinging beck breaker. Punk with the running corner knee and the bulldog to follow. Punk indicates it is time to go to sleep, but he looks off to the side and instead hits a Shining Wizard for a two.

Punk looking for the GTS, but Styles slips out the back and hits his kick and lariat combo. Running forearm follows, but Punk escapes out the backdoor and hits a hook clothesline for a two. Punk lands some punches to the forehead of Styles. GTS attempt, but AJ lands on his feet and hits the Ushigorshi for a two.

THIS IS AWESOME chants, as Styles sits Punk on the top rope. Styles to the top, but Punk reverses and launches face first down to the mat. Punk with the flying elbow for a two. Punk seamlessly turns that into the Anaconda Vice! Styles frees himself, but Punk into a bridge for a two. Punk drives Styles to the corner and rams him with some shoulders. Someone yells Chicago Blackhawks Suck, which causes Punk to be so upset that he ended up in the Styles Clash. Punk is able to get to the ropes though, and he ends up on the floor.

Styles to the apron, but Punk catches Styles and he hits a GTS on the floor! Punk attempts to get Styles back into the ring, but he abandons ship and gets back on his own. AJ does beat the count at nine, and the match continues! Punk tries to pick up Styles, but he isn’t moving much. Hot Ref Jessika Carr checks on Styles, but it was a ruse, as Styles rolls him up for a two. Styles Clash connects, but Punk kicks out at 2.5!

Styles is the first man to his feet, as he heads out to the apron. Phenomenal Forearm attempt, but Punk shakes the top rope, and Styles crashes to the mat. Both men are on their feet, and punches are traded. Kicks are exchanged, and Punk does an ear boxer lol. Forearms continue, but Styles pulls out the Pele Kick! AJ to his feet, looking for the Style Clash. Punk tries for a GTS, but his back gives out. Reversals galore to the ropes, but here comes Finn Balor to cause a DQ!
WINNER: No Contest
TIME: 18:10
THOUGHTS: To the surprise of nobody, this was an incredible match. If they didn’t want Styles to lose tonight ahead of his match with Gunther, and if they didn’t want Punk to lose the title, however, maybe they should have went in a different direction instead of having Balor come out and interfere in the match. For what it’s worth, though, Punk and Styles was not bound to miss, and it surely did not.
RATING: ****1/4

Balor stomps away on Punk and throws him from the ring. Balor lines up Punk and he hits a shotgun dropkick. He hits a second one and he throws Punk into the ring. Balor to the top rope, Coupe De Grace! Balor heads to the top and mocks the GTS pose before hitting another Coupe De Grace! Two weren’t enough, so Balor heads to the top and hits a third one! Balor celebrates in the middle of the ring, and with that, we are done!