The last WWE RAW of 2025 went down at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida with plenty of big names in the house.
Let’s get into the results:
WWE Women’s World title: Stephanie Vaquer (c) def. Raquel Rodriguez and Nikki Bella
Gunther def. R-Truth
Rey Mysterio def. Austin Theory via DQ
WWE Tag Team titles: The Usos def. AJ Styles and Dragon Lee (c)
Notes:
Paul Heyman and The Vision, complete with Austin Theory, opened the show with a promo. Heyman officially welcomed the 28-year-old into the group saying “earn your keep, young man” before passing the mic.
Theory says he has waited his entire life and worked his entire career for this moment. He then delcares Bron Breakker will be the next world champion which, of course, brings out CM Punk.
The world champion asks Breakker to get his boys out of the ring so they can talk face-to-face. Breakker proceeds to absolutely shred on the microphone once again. Super intense, incredibly well delivered. Punk did respond with his trademark passion, but one might argue Breakker won that round…
More teased tension backstage between the women of The Judgement Day (where they note Dirty Dom is currently injured) as Liv Morgan tells Raquel Rodriguez she needs to bring the women’s title back to the stable.
Vaquer retained after stealing a pin on Bella after Rodriguez had nailed a Tejana Bomb.
R-Truth confronts Gunther backstage over his antics since beating John Cena. Seems a match in the making.
The Kabuki Warriors hit the ring for a promo. Asuka gloated about beating Rhea Ripley last week. Of course Ripley and IYO SKY arrive to throw hands. Although SKY’S back is still in trouble, the babyfaces stand tall.
Punk offers his servies to Mysterio who faces Austin Theory later. The legednary luchador politely declines implying he already has a trick up his sleeve.
Finn Balor cut an excellent promo during the advert break on Netflix. Not sure how many people saw it but I hope they did! A great reminder of exactly who he is and what he should be doing in WWE.
New music for Austin Theory. Not bad… I’ve heard worse.
Logan Paul got Theory DQ’d versus Mysterio and as the pair beat down the high-flyer, Penta made his return from injury to help Mysterio stand tall.
Maxxine Dupri arrives to cut a promo. Becky Lynch arrives to talk trash and Dupri threatens to break her ankle. Plenty of new attitude and confidence. Lynch can’t bring herself to say the word ‘credit’ when she says she wants to give it to Dupri. The IC champ says she stole the spotlight from Lynch.
Dupri also says Sports Illustrated might even say it… Lynch snaps. Dupri stepped up during this back-and-forth, but Lynch finished it exceptionally and reminded the blossoming talent why she’s the GOAT.
Trick Williams is seen talking to Adam Pearce backstage. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria then arrive looking for a tag team title shot with the former raging at the GM. “You’re an idiot and you’re bald.”
AJ Styles kicked out of the Uso Splash – great near fall that the crowd totally bought. Jey Uso also kicked out of the Styles Clash. The Usos won it with the 1D on Lee.
Analysis:
Bron Breakker got the better of CM Punk on the mic, for me. Not that is was really a contest in that manner, but Breakker has found his voice and is towering over anyone near him. To speak with that intensity but the words hit more than the volume is quite the feat.
Theory suits The Vision for me. He fits right in with the muscle-bound stable and trying to position themselves for the future. Ricky Saints is another good call if they want to make it five… but the chemsitry seems good right now.
The women’s triple-threat was OK. Vaquer’s reign as champion, extending past 99 days as of writing, has been lacking in top level feuds. A bit like when Gunther was world champion in some ways.
Gunther’s boos weren’t half as visceral this week. He’s riding that ‘tapped out like a b****’ line into the ground. His match with R-Truth was about five minutes where Gunther had 90 percent of it. As expected.
The Jey Uso arc is an interesting one. They did a similar confidence loss ahead of WrestleMania earlier this year. He won the gold on that occasion and he did again tonight.
With the traffic at the top of the card, Jey is better off in this spot for now. The Usos as tag champs is never a bad decision. Heading into WrestleMania season, which way will WWE take it? I would not be surprised to see two members of The Vision set their sights on them.
A solid episode of RAW as we head to the big one next week. Not spectacular, but decent.
