Monday, January 5, 2026

WWE Raw 1-5-26 - Netflix Anniversary Show

 



We start off with Corey and Cole while the Kabuki Warriors vs. Rhea/Iyo is up first. MASSIVE draping double stomp from Kairo to Iyo for 2. RAZOR'S EDGE and then...a missile dropkick for 2.9 or 3, no 2.9. Okay weird. Codebreaker from Asuka gives a 2 for Kairi. Cutlass avoided by Iyo and a German hits. BULLET TRAIN ON THE ROPE! RIPTIDE AND OVER THE MOONSAULT WINS IT! Nice win here and Pearce congratulates them before he asks Gunther to not be too much of an asshole.


Gunther talks shit about Cena until TNA LEGEND AJ STYLES IS HERE! Gunther talks shit about little AJ and slaps him and he slaps back. Becky vs. Maxxine gives the belt back to Becky when she's locked in the ankle lock, but leans back and uses the ropes to win! Usos do some yeeting and we get a CHAPTER FOUR TO KISS A DEVIL intro for Stephanie Vaquer. 


Stephanie is asked WHAT NOW after a whopping 3 defenses. She's got a walking boot on and says this won't stop her - okay well this was all just weird. Okay Raquel jumps her so I guess she's fine. She goes to Pillmanize it but Helms, Daivari and Pearce stop it. Daivari is still gigantic and Raquel jumps her backstage too. GOD THESE AUTHORITY FIGURES SUCK!


Liv vs Lyra is up and Liv looks okay out there. Not doing a ton but she gets a codebreaker off the Night Wing before Bayley goes to attack Roxy and Lyra being a dumb babyface looks back AS SHE'S ENTERING THE RING AGAIN and eats the Oblivion to lose like an idiot. Great cover by Liv too.






THE BADASS BRON BREAKKER is here in his best main roster gear yet. Punk, however, is in an Al Bundy-ish letterman jacket at like 50, and Cole brings up that Breakker is younger, faster and basically just better in every way. Bron outshines him on the mat with punches and so many floatovers that Punk can't get his body into position. Bron is taking 90% of this and it feels like a Mone' match in that way - maybe Punk will retain. Punk avoids the Breakkensteiner to a YOU FUCKED UP chant and they're playing up his inexperience costing him there. Savage elbow off of BRET'S ROPE gets 2. Top rope one gets nothing with Heyman yells at Punk. CURB STOMP BY THEORY GETS 2! 

DRAGON LEE AND PENTA ARE HERE! WITH REY! Rey, Lee, and Penta send Reed out with a DDT and double superkick. GTS HITS FOR 2.9! PILEDRIVER BY PUNK GETS 2.9! Fujiwara by Breakker, who gets a GTS BUT PUNK TURNS IT INTO AN STF! GIANT TOP ROPE LARIAT TO PUNK!. Spear but a punt and the GTS HITS TO WIN! This was a fantastic match - definitely PPV-level stuff.





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