Who’s willing to do what it takes to be Women’s World Champion?

As Monday Night Raw returns to Philadelphia, Stephanie Vaquer and Raquel Rodriguez settle their score in a PHILLY STREET FIGHT!

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Je’Von Evans VS El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos; Evans wins.
• PENTA VS Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman; Penta wins.
• WWE Women’s World Championship Philly Street Fight: Stephanie Vaquer VS Raquel Rodriguez; Vaquer wins and retains the title.

PLAY BY PLAY

Bron Breakker storms his way out to ringside.

There’s no fanfare for the Unpredictable Badass as he goes right to the desk and starts clearing it off! The fans in Philadelphia are torn as Bron intimidates Corey Graves & Michael Cole. He throws Corey’s chair aside, then he FLIPS the table! The fans cheer that much! Cole hurries away, saying Bron can do whatever right now. Bron demands a mic, a mic is given, and Bron goes to the ring. Bron tells Adam Pearce, “You wanna ruin MY moment int he Royal Rumble? You wanna…” The Vision hurries out here but he tells them no, Pearce needs to get his ass in this ring right now! They want him to calm down but Bron tells Heyman that this is his time!

Bron says if Pearce wants to ruin his chances in the Rumble, then SCREW Monday Night Raw! SCREW PEARCE! The Vision continues to tell Bron to calm down. Heyman takes the mic, and he says this is NOT Bron’s fault. This is all on Adam Pearce, and on each and every one of the fans knows that! You put Bron NUMBER TWO in the Rumble, which is worse than number one. If you don’t get it, google it! Then second, Pearce has to approve every single visa to go to Saudi Arabia, yet he doesn’t know who that masked man was? HEYMAN’S ASS! This IS Pearce’s fault! Bron takes the mic back, Theory says just chill, but Bron is anything but.

Bron says he is gonna count to three, and Pearce better get his ass out here right now! ONE! TWO! Pearce asks, “Aren’t you embarrassed enough? Number two, number two, that’s all I hear! You drew number two! You were among the first to draw a number, and you pulled it out! I didn’t draw it for you, YOU drew it! And the masked man, oh, who is the masked man? I don’t know who the masked man is, and the truth is, the last time we saw the masked man, it was Austin Theory!” The fans do like that point. Bron looks to Theory and Theory says it wasn’t him! But Pearce says if Bron wants to make it right, we’ll make it right! Here is a gift.

Pearce will let Bron keep his job after that “piss poor performance” in the Rumble. Bron storms right outta the ring and heads for Pearce! Security is already in the way, Bronson does his best to stop Bron, but then L A KNIGHT is here! The fans fire up for that, as Knight sneaks in from the crowd side! Knight SMACKS Logan with a chair! Then he JAMS Theory, and SMACKS him, too! Bronson hurries back but the Mega Star gets outta there! The fans cheer as Knight just adds insult to injury on The Vision’s bad night! Bron is beside himself, and he asks Heyman what they’re even doing. Or better yet, what will The Vision do now that they’re without a WrestleMania moment?

Je’Von Evans VS El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos!

The Young OG had a great showing in his very first Royal Rumble, but now it’s time to settle a score from a few weeks before. Will things get BOUNCY~ in Philly? Or will El Grande (if this really IS El Grande) just finish what he started?

Raw returns and Grande makes his entrance. And he throws his cape at Evans! The bell rings as Grande fires off on Evans with stomps in the corner! The ref counts, Grande backs off, and he soaks up cheers and jeers. But then Evans puts Grande in the corner to fire haymakers! The ref counts, Evans backs off at 4, then he runs up again to DROPKICK! Evans winds up again and gives us the BOUNCY! RANA! Then another DROPKICK! Evans kips up, the fans fire up, and Evans runs in. Grande dodges, then he UPPERCUTS Evans outta the ring! Grande goes out after Evans, pries at the shoulder tape, but Evans elbows free!

Grande CHOPS Evans and Evans flops against the barriers. Grande brings Evans around, but Evans CHOPS back! And CHOPS again! Grande DECKS Evans, then brings him up by his hair. The ref reprimands, but Grande whips Evans at the steel steps! But Evans leaps over! Evans waves hi, then slips into the ring. Evans jumps the dropdown, waistlocks, then ripcords to ROCK Grande! Evans runs, redirects, then he DUMPS Grande out! Evans builds speed to FLY! Down goes Grande at the ramp and the fans fire up! Evans is just as fired up and he gets back in the ring. Grande and Bravo distract the ref, and that lets Rayo trip Evans up!

The fans boo but Rayo plays dumb. Evans grabs Rayo by his mask! Grande hurries to DRIVE-BY DROPKICK Evans! Grande then scoops Evans, and he LAWN DARTS Evans into the post! Evans writhes and flounders on the floor while Los Americanos soak up the heat. Grande talks trash on Evans, “That’s what you get!” Grande then stands Evans up, puts him in the ring, and he soaks up more heat from Philly. Grande takes his time stepping into the ring while Evans clutches an arm. Grande CHOPS Evans, whips him to ropes, then BACKDROPS Evans away! Grande blows a kiss while the fans boo, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Grande stalks Evans. Grande hammerlocks an arm to HOTSHOT it off the ropes! The fans rally for Evans but Grande DOUBLE STOMPS the arm! Grande then short arm LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Grande paces around Evans, grabs the bad arm, then kicks it! The fans boo but Grande rips the tape away. Evans CHOPS at Grande, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! And again! Grande CHOPS back! Evans fires up and CHOPS! Grande winds up to CHOP! Evans rebounds to JUMP PUNCH! Evans CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! The fans fire up as Evans fires off in the corner!

The ref counts, Evans stops, but Grande gets up! Evans SUPERKICKS! Evans roundhouses, Grande ducks, but Evans HEEL KICKS back! Evans ROCKS Grande again, but Grande grabs an arm to wrench! Grande CHOPS, CHOPS, then whips, but Evans tilt-o-whirls to DDT! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Evans and Grande rise up, and Evans kicks from the corner. Grande blocks, but the SUPERKICK hits! Evans SUPERKICKS again, then Evans goes up to LION’S BARRAGE! The fans fire up again and Evans dares Grande to get up! Evans runs in, he ROCKS Grande, then CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” while Evans CHOPS again!

Evans whips, Grande reverses, but Evans rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again and the fans cheer! Rayo y Bravo coach Grande up but Evans has him first. Evans fires a shot, then another! And a CHOP! And then another CHOP! Grande catches Evans to a COBRA CLUTCH! Grande thrashes Evans around but Evans arm-drags free! Evans runs up, Grande puts him on the apron, and Evans ROCKS Grande! Evans springboards, but Grande catches him! DEEP CAMEL CLUTCH! Evans endures an almost Accolade-like stretch but the fans rally up! Evans moves around, Grande shifts to keep a chinlock, but Evans has him as a backpack!

Evans goes for a corner, climbs, and he YANKS Grande into place! Evans KICKS Grande down! The fans fire up and Evans goes to the other side! Evans springboards to COAST2COAST SWANTON! Cover, TWO! Grande survives but Evans is not deterred! The fans rally as Evans goes up another corner. Rayo distracts the ref so that Bravo can TRIP Evans up! The fans boo as Evans falls on his OG! Then Rayo sneaks the metal plate! BUT WAIT! It’s EL Grande Americano Original! Los Americanos is furious, but then they get caught red handed! JUMP KICK from Evans! Then the TOP ROPE O G CUTTER!! Cover, Evans wins!

Winner: Je’Von Evans, by pinfall

El Grande Original says, “A GRACIAAAS~!” But really, it’s more like de nada, because he’s the one who helped Evans win out! Will Los Americanos have to shift gears and handle this maybe imposter?

AJ Styles… is NOT here! That’s Gunther!

Der Ring General ended The Phenomenal One’s career, so now he mocks the Phenomenal One’s entrance! Then it transitions into Gunther’s music as he continues down the ramp and to the ring. The fans boo all the harder now, but Gunther just laughs and smiles all the more for it. Gunther grabs the mic while the fans tell him off, but that again just amuses him more. Gunther then pretends he can’t hear what they’re saying to him. The fans still try to use, “You Tapped Out!” but Gunther just chuckles. Gunther goes to speak but the booing gets louder, so he just smiles and waits. Gunther tries again, but the booing just gets louder again.

Gunther finally says, “Just like Bill Goldberg, just like John Cena, AJ Styles found out that when you step in the ring with the Career Killer, your career and legacy DIES!” Gunther adds a bit in German, but wait! Dragon Lee storms out here! Gunther tells the Boy Wonder to not interrupt, but Dragon Lee GAMANGIRIS instead! Then he springboards to CROSSBODY! The fans fire up for Dragon as he HAMMERS away on Gunther, then SUPERKICKS him out of the ring! Dragon then DIVES! Direct hit and they hit the desk that just got put back together! Dragon then uses the desk to FLYING RANA and POST Gunther!

The fans fire up as Dragon GAMANGIRIS Gunther up and over barriers! Dragon says this is for Styles! Dragon FLIES but into the ring bell!? Gunther uses the ring bell to take Dragon outta the sky! Gunther drags Dragon up and into the SLEEPER! The fans boo as Gunther says this is what Dragon gets for standing up for his friend! Producers and refs rush out here, they get Gunther to let go, and Gunther goes back to the ring. The fans boo, but then Gunther drags Dragon up by his mask! Right to the apron, even! SLEEPER!! The fans boo as Gunther DANGLES Dragon over the edge! The refs and producers tell Gunther to stop, and Gunther DROPS Dragon to the floor!

The fans boo even harder, but Gunther picks up his jacket, shakes it out, and puts it back on. Will Gunther have to put Dragon down like he has all the others? Or can Dragon get back up and humble Gunther once and for all?

Paul Heyman finds Adam Pearce backstage.

The Oracle tells the Raw General Manager, “You’re gonna book a match tonight. Bron Breakker VS L A Knight. Please, sir.” Pearce says can’t do it. What? He’s the GM! He can do anything that he wants- Pearce says he can’t do it. Because he just walked Knight out of the building. Knight disrupted the show, and we can’t have that. As much as Pearce likes him, or as much as he doesn’t… And speaking of, if Heyman knows what is best for Bron, he would escort Bron out of here, too. And while he’s at it, Heyman can tell Bronson Reed to get ready, he still has his match against Penta. Heyman asks if Pearce has a clue as to whom he is speaking to and in what city.

Pearce chuckles and says F A F O. Heyman says okay, okay. Pearce throws Heyman’s words back at him, but who will have the final say on this riotous Road to WrestleMania?

Raw returns and Bron is throwing a fit!

Heyman tries to calm Bron down again and ask him to listen. If Bron doesn’t go, then Pearce has all the- Bron says he does NOT care! Bron storms off, going to the parking lot and presumably out of the arena. Will his rage only grow further out of control?

The War Raiders VS ???

Wait, OBA FEMI makes his entrance?! Erik & Ivar certainly did not expect this for their match. In fact, no one else expected this, but no one tells The Ruler what to do! He is a free agent, but will he also be an unruly one? There isn’t even a bell as Erik runs up, and Oba CLOBBERS him! And then he CLOBBERS Ivar! And then Oba UPPERCUTS Ivar! then UPPERCUTS Erik! Oba reels Erik in, for a SHOTPUT BOMB! Then he gets under Ivar to SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up, and it is a FALL FROM GRACE for Erik! Oba just decimated former World Tag Team Champions on his own! Will nothing and no one stop Oba from dominating all of the WWE?

Finn Balor speaks.

“This is a business built on respect. And I’ve approached my whole career that way. Everywhere I’ve went, from the independents to the main roster, I’ve always given respect. Yet the longer I’m here, the more I realize that the respect I give is never returned. Over and over, Finn Balor has been taken for granted. What happened in Belfast wasn’t once off. I’ve been showing up and showing out my whole career. Yet still, Adam Pearce tells me that the Royal Rumble is full. It appears that respect only gets ya so far in this business. But I want more. I want it all. I want the World Heavyweight Championship. Now, I don’t think I’m the bad guy. But at this stage, Punk, I’m willing to do bad things.”

The Prince has put the Best in the World on notice, when and where will Finn get what he wants?

The Bella Twins are here!

Philly is torn as #FearlessNikki and #BrieMode return to Raw together after reuniting in the Royal Rumble. Nikki gets the mic to say, “Philly, what’s up~?” The fans boo but Nikki asks if that’s for the Eagles for not making the Super Bowl or for them. Brie says that might be the fans saying, “COOP~!” Nikki says can you blame her for having good taste? #ProBowl, baby! But Nikki has to say, this is very full circle. To think the Bellas haven’t been in the ring together in over seven YEARS! The fans cheer that. Nikki says she’s been seeing everything since the Rumble, and she knows we’re all on the same page: It’s so great to have Brie back!

Brie says yes, and the fans chant “YES! YES! YES!” Brie thanks them for that, it means so much to her, she is finally home! And she is sure they’re all wondering: Why come back now? It’s not because Nikki was getting her butt kicked and needed Brie to save her. Wow, thanks, tag partner. But Brie says the reason why she’s back is because Brie & Nikki are the original women’s tag team. The division is better than it’s ever been, and the Bellas want in! It is time for the Bella Twins to be WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions! The fans do cheer that! “YES! YES! YES!” They’ve issued the challenge but the line is long. How hard will The Bellas have to fight to get their shot?

Otis & Akira Tozawa are backstage.

They’re both still pumped up from their Tag Team Fatal 4 Way win, and then they run across their old pal, Bert Kreischer! They hug it out, and Otis says seeing Bert’s show on Netflix, Free Bert, it is pure carnage! Bert says yes, he is so excited. And he’ll be watching that tag team match with The Usos next week. Oh yeah, it’ll be pure CARNAGE~! But then Maxxine Dupri walks in. Bert says he’s seen what Nattie’s put Maxxine through, and he just says that’s crap. He can’t wait to see Maxxine take the fight to Nattie next week. Otis says yeah, it’ll be pure- Maxxine has Otis stop. After what Nattie did to her, after she betrayed Maxxine, it is beyond the pale.

Next week, Maxxine gets in the leg and breaks that ANKLE!! Even Bert is shocked. Otis says that’s one bad girl. Bert says yeah, that’s pure carnage. OH YEAH~! Will everything come up Alpha Academy next week?

PENTA VS Bronson Reed w/ The Vision!

Speaking of carnage, the Man with Zero Fear looks to settle things with The Vision and finally head for golden opportunities of his own. But will having #CeroMiedo be enough to survive Auszilla? Or is Philly about to be hit with a Tsunami?

Raw returns and Bronson makes his entrance, Heyman, Theory, and Logan Paul all with him. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and Penta dodges Bronson to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Penta kicks low, whips, but Bronson blocks! Bronson whips Penta to a corner and SPLASHES! Penta falls but Bronson stands him up to whip and ELBOW back down! The fans boo but The Vision likes what they see. Bronson drags Penta up, HEADBUTTS him to the corner, then fires off fast hands! The ref counts as Bronson stomps a mudhole into Penta! Bronson stops at 4, then he drags Penta up. Bronson whips corner to corner hard and Penta falls.

The Vision taunts Penta while Bronson looms over him. Bronson stands Penta up to ROCK him, then winds up, only for Penta to fire counter punches! But Bronson KNEES Penta low! Bronson ELBOWS Penta, whips corner to corner but Penta goes up and over! Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA Bronson! Penta fires shots, then springboards, but Bronson catches him! Bronson FALL- NO, Penta slips free and DROPKICKS Bronson out! Penta builds speed and FLIES! Down goes Bronson at the ramp! The fans fire up and Penta gets up to do his strut! The fans cheer while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Bronson has Penta down with a neck wrench. Penta endures, fights up, and JAWBREAKERS free! Bronson staggers, runs up, but Penta DUMPS him out! Penta then DIVES but into a forearm! Bronson storms back in, drags Penta up, and URENAGES! Then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Penta survives and the fans rally, but Bronson looms over Penta again. Bronson drags Penta up to CLUB and HEADBUTT away on him! Penta flops over but Bronson drags him back up. Bronson CHOPS Penta down, then eggs him on. Bronson stands on Penta at the ropes! The ref counts, Bronson steps off, and Penta sputters.

Heyman talks trash on Penta in Espanol, then Bronson stomps Penta around! Bronson mocks the Cero Miedo, then he drags Penta up by his mask. Bronson reels Penta in, suplexes, then covers, TWO! Penta toughs it out and the fans rally up. Heyman tells Bronson that if Penta wants to keep going, make him pay for it. Bronson runs to ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Penta survives again but Bronson just lines up another shot. SENTON FLOPS as Penta moves! The fans fire up while both men are down! Penta rises as the fans cheer him on, and he eggs Bronson on now. Penta brings Bronson up to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP!

The fans “WOO~” then Penta SUPERKICKS! Bronson roars, but Penta dodges the lariat to mule kick a leg out! Then SLING-DOG! Penta keeps moving, springboard and TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Bronson is still in this and Penta is beside himself. Penta hurries to clamps onto Bronson’s arm, trap it, and then CLUB away on the other arm! Penta pulls on that arm, but Bron THROWS Penta away! Then HEADBUTTS him! Bronson reels Penta in, lifts him up, POWER POWER SLAM! Cover, TWO! Penta survives and Bronson grows frustrated. Bronson drags Penta back up, fireman’s carries, but Penta fights free! Penta CHOPS again! And CHOPS again!

Penta CHOPS, runs, but Bronson fireman’s carries! JAGGED- BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Bronson survives and Penta glares at Heyman! Heyman glares back, frustrated that Bronson is struggling. But Theory slithers up to the apron. Penta SUPERKICKS him first! Logan distracts, so Penta CLOBBERS him! The ref is in the crossfire but Penta SUPERKICKS Bronson back down! Penta goes up, up, and SUPER CROSSBODIES Theory & Logan! The fans fire up as Penta hurries back into the ring! Penta calls his shot, runs up, but into the JAGGED EDGE! Bronson drags Penta to the drop zone and goes up the corner! TSUNAMI!! Cover, but where’s the ref?!

The fans count, Bronson would’ve won twice over, but the ref is still down! Bronson tells Heyman that he’ll just destroy Penta now! Bronson grabs a chair, goes to ringside, but L A KNIGHT is still here! Knight kicks low to B F T on the chair!! Knight taunts Heyman before he sneaks off into the night again! The Vision chases Knight but that leaves Bronson alone! Penta sputters, the ref returns, and Heyman tries to explain what happened! The ref doesn’t know anything about that, so he starts the ring count! Heyman pleads with the ref but he’s the boy who cried wolf at this point! Bronson flops around, but he’s still down! PENTA WINS!

Winner: Penta, by count out

Heyman is speechless! Bronson wakes up and realizes what happened, and now he’s just as pissed off! The Mega Star gets one over on The Vision, but will he not stop until he’s gotten them all?

Dirty Dominik is here!

Philly goes wild as the Dirty Double Champion is finally back on Monday Night Raw! Dom shows off both the AAA Mega Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship as he goes down to the ring. The fans sing for “Dirty, Dirty Dom~!” while he gets the mic. Dom says the only reason he even came back and was willing to show up in a place like Philly is to celebrate and introduce the winner of the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble, LIV MORGAN! The fans cheer again as Liv makes her entrance! Liv rushes right to the ring to rush into Dom’s arms, and even give him a nose nuzzle. The fans even chant, “You Deserve It!”

Liv smiles and says, “I know~, I know~! But thank you so much, Daddy Dom, for that amazing introduction. We are so~ lucky to have you back. However, you are now in the presence of the greatest Royal Rumble winner of allllllll~ tiiiiiime~!” And Liv is sure they’re all curious as to who she will pick for WrestleMania. Well, you’ll have to wait a little big longer because this is such a big decision and she doesn’t wanna rush it. She might even go to SmackDown to assess all her options. But one thing she knows for sure is that tonight, we will crown a NEW Women’s World Champion!

Oh, yes, so ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to Liv’s best friend, her sister, the strong, the talented, and #BigSexy RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ! The fans cheer as La Ruda makes her way out to the ring, dressed and ready for her Philly Street Fight. Raquel thanks hermanita Liv, this has been an amazing run for the Judgment Day. But Raquel feels that while they’ve been celebrating Liv’s win all weekend, they haven’t addressed something else that happened at the Rumble. Liv asks what that could be, and Raquel asks… Why did Liv eliminate Raquel? Oh… Liv says sister, c’mon! It wasn’t like that!

Liv knows Raquel better than anyone else, and if there’s one thing she knows about Raquel, she knows Raquel is not selfish! Raquel has her title match tonight, and now Liv has her title match at WrestleMania! A win for one is a win for all, right? Yes, that’s true! But tonight, Raquel wants Liv to stay in the back. Because then when Raquel beats Vaquer tonight in the main event all on her own, it makes things that much sweeter. Raquel will be the NEW Women’s World Champion on her own! Liv says yes, she understands. Go get it, Raquel! Liv & Dom make their exit, and Vaquer makes her entrance! New music for La Primera, but will she make sure there’s no new champion?

WWE Women’s World Championship Philly Street Fight: Stephanie Vaquer VS Raquel Rodriguez!

Raw returns as the introductions are made and the belt is raised. The stakes are also raised, but who will survive when there’s nothing holding them back?

The bell rings and Raquel runs up to RAM Vaquer into the corner! Raquel RAMS Vaquer again and again, then runs up, only for Vaquer to BOOT her! Vaquer then dodges Raquel, but Raquel TOSSES her back into the corner! Raquel fires back elbow after back elbow, and she doesn’t have to stop! The fans are torn as Raquel finally lets Vaquer fall, then she brings Vaquer back up. Raquel scoops, Vaquer slips free and then runs past to tilt-o-whirl and roll-up with a bridge! TWO, and Raquel swings! Vaquer ducks, but not the SOUTHPAW! Raquel then drags Vaquer up, suplexes, and slingshots for the JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO!

Vaquer survives and Raquel if annoyed. Raquel stalks Vaquer as she goes to the apron. Raquel drags Vaquer up, but Vaquer HOTSHOTS free! Raquel runs back in, but Vaquer dodges the boot! SUPERKICK! Vaquer fires forearms on Raquel, then SUPERKICKS again! Raquel sputters, Vaquer trips her up, and Vaquer drags Raquel out. Vaquer goes up to the apron to KNEE DROP on the apron! Raquel sputters and the fans rally up. Vaquer shakes out her leg to then go up, up, and SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up! Vaquer then goes up onto the barrier, the fans cheer her on, and she high-fives the front row.

Vaquer hops down, drags Raquel up, and puts her in the ring. Vaquer goes looking underneath, and the fans cheer that! And they cheer even more as Vaquer brings out a TABLE! Vaquer stands “Slim Jim” up, but Raquel CLOBBERS her! The fans are torn but Raquel THROWS Vaquer into barriers! Raquel takes the table for her own, standing it up at ringside. Raquel tells the fans to shut up, then she goes for Vaquer. But Vaquer is up to FLYING- NO! Raquel stops the rana to POWERBOMB Vaquer down through the table! Raquel talks trash on Vaquer while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and Raquel sits Vaquer on the steel steps, bad leg trapped between them and the post. Raquel SMACKS Vaquer off the post, then she winds up to BOOT the steps! Vaquer writhes and clutches her leg as she falls to the floor. Raquel drags Vaquer up to smack off the steps, then SMACK her off the post. Raquel then grabs a chair, winds up, but Vaquer ducks! Chair hits post and Raquel’s arms are stringing. Vaquer fires off with a kendo stick! The fans fire up up as Vaquer pushes the steps over and drags the base steps over. But Raquel SMACKS Vaquer with the desk hood! The fans are torn while Vaquer falls!

Raquel deadlifts Vaquer, TEXAN- NO, Vaquer pries free, and she pushes Raquel against the apron! KNEE DROP only gets apron as Raquel moves! Raquel then YANKS Vaquer down, and LAWN DARTS her into the post! Vaquer falls back and the ref hurries to check. Vaquer is still conscious so Raquel puts her in the ring. Cover, TWO! Raquel is annoyed, and says Vaquer can’t take no more. Raquel wedges a chair into a corner, then she goes back for Vaquer. The chair pops free on its own, and Vaquer sends Raquel at the corner! Raquel stops from hitting buckles, but Vaquer still waistlocks. Raquel elbows free, but Vaquer SMACKS her with the kendo stick!

The fans fire up as Vaquer then reels Raquel in, BIG back suplex! Vaquer sits Raquel up, and the fans fire up for the headscissors! DEVIL’S KISSES but Raquel deadlifts Vaquer! Electric Chair for a HOTSHOT! Vaquer staggers, but she still SUPERKICKS! Vaquer falls on the cover, TWO! Raquel survives and the fans rally up again. Vaquer and Raquel stir, and Raquel rolls out of the ring. Vaquer shakes her bad leg out, then hurries after Raquel, Raquel SMACKS Vaquer with a trash can! Vaquer falls, Raquel stacks her for a cover, TWO! Vaquer survives again but Raquel hurries back out. Raquel puts chair after chair into the ring!

The fans rally up while Raquel adds to the collection. That chair almost comes back to hit her but she still gets it in the ring. Vaquer goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES, but Raquel catches her! FALL AWAY SLAM onto chairs! Vaquer writhes but Raquel repositions the chair pile. Raquel puts Vaquer on top of it all, then goes up, TWISTING VADER FLOPS as Vaquer moves! Now Raquel writhes from hitting steel! Vaquer headscissors Raquel, turns her over, FULL METAL KISSES! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEEAH~! Vaquer isn’t done, though, as she rolls and rolls and brings Raquel out to the steel steps!

Vaquer reels Raquel back in, FULL METAL KISSES on the steps! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEAH~! The fans cheer again while Raw goes back to break.

Raw returns once more as Raquel eggs Vaquer on. Vaquer manages to stand, Raquel gives a “SUCK IT!” to Philly, then she drags Vaquer over. Raquel LARIATS Vaquer back down, then she pulls the other steel steps apart! Raquel aims with the top half, and she runs up on Vaquer! Vaquer KICKS low and Raquel drops the steps! Vaquer BULLDOGS Raquel on the steps! The fans fire up as Vaquer hurries to get Raquel into the ring. Vaquer hobbles up to the apron, then inside the ring, but she has to dodge a boot! Vaquer ROCKS Raquel, then DRAPING DRAGON SCREWS her! Raquel writhes now, but Vaquer KNEE DROPS on her!

Vaquer takes the trash can and the fans fire up. Vaquer BOOTS Raquel, puts the can on Raquel, then sits her down. Vaquer drums the can, then runs to METEORA! The fans fire up for that! Vaquer removes the can and drags Raquel to a cover, TWO! Raquel survives and Vaquer grows frustrated, but Philly says, “This is Awesome!” Vaquer hobbles around and brings Raquel back up. Vaquer tucks Raquel in, but Raquel powers up to BACKDROP! Vaquer sunset flips it, but Raquel YANKS her up! LARIAT! Raquel hobbles now, but she grabs that trash can. Raquel throws it to Vaquer and BOOTS it into her! Cover, TWO! Raquel is furious but the fans cheer!

The fans chant, “Use the Chair!” but Raquel brings out another TABLE! The fans cheer that! Raquel slides this table into the ring, then clears space so she can set it up in the drop zone. Raquel storms over to Vaquer to HIP ATTACK! Raquel then hauls Vaquer right up! TEXANA- NO, Vaquer slips out! And SUPERKICKS! Raquel staggers, but she comes back to LARIAT! Both women are down and the fans fire up, but wait! LIV sneaks out here?! Liv is going against Raquel’s wishes! Liv offers the belt as a weapon, but Vaquer RAMS Raquel into the chair wedged in the corner! Then she BLASTS Liv off the apron!

Vaquer brings Raquel around to put her on the table! Vaquer HEADBUTTS away to make sure Raquel stays down, and she goes up the corner! But ROXIE hurries out here! The Prodigy gets at Vaquer, but Vaquer HEADBUTTS her down, down through another table! But Raquel SHOVES Vaquer! Raquel goes up, up, and she positions herself just right! She gut wrenches but Vaquer clings to the ropes! Vaquer fires body shots, then HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! The fans fire up as Vaquer steadies herself, SUPER STEIN- NO! Raquel stops the rana to power Vaquer up! But Vaquer SUPER STEINERS after all! Raquel hits the table!

The table only moderately breaks, a bit disappointing to the Philly fans, so Vaquer pushes it aside to then go back up! The fans fire up as Vaquer hits the CORKSCREW!! cover, Vaquer wins!!

Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s World Champion)

The Judgment Day defied Raquel’s wishes, and even then they failed to dethrone Vaquer! She is still La Primera, but then she turns around into OBLIVION!! The fans boo, but then Liv picks up the world title. Liv holds it high overhead while she shrugs. Is she going to have an easier decision than she thought? And how is she going to smooth things over with Raquel?

A car pulls into the parking lot.

And out steps The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns! The winner of the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble has finally arrived, and he goes right to gorilla. From there, his music plays and he makes his way out to the ring. Philly cheers for “O T C! O T C!” as he raises his one to the sky and gets the pyro. But having won the Royal Rumble for just the second time in his career, which championship will he choose? Maybe we find out, after the break.

Raw returns once again as we get the second set of pyro. The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” as he grabs the mic. Roman revels in the singing for a moment before he says, “Phillaaay~! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and put up their ones to the sky while they chant, “O T C! O T C!” Roman says, “God, that feels incredible. It’s no secret. We’ve had highs and lows here in Philly now. I won my first WWE Championship here on my daughter’s birthday. But I also lost my last championship right here in this city, too. It was a different time, many, many years ago, I won my first Royal Rumble here, too. And it didn’t sound like that.”

Roman says what’s really crazy is, 11 years later, he wins his second Rumble, and the next city on the schedule is Philly! The fans cheer that! Roman hears the Eagles chants, and says yeah, well, their teams are doing the same right now, so there’s that. But this is the perfect city to be in given that history, because Roman has a decision to make. And who better to help him than Philadelphia? So the question is, do we go for the title that Roman made? The fans already chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Roman shrugs and says, “So you don’t want me to go after Drew McIntyre?” The fans boo that name.

Roman asks if they prefer CM Punk. The fans cheer that! And speaking of, CM PUNK is here! The fans cheer as The Best in the World makes his way out on stage, eyes already locked on the ring. Roman even puts his jacket aside while the fans sing along with Cult of Personality. They join Punk in saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Punk goes down the ramp, taking his own jacket off as he goes. Punk steps into the ring to join Roman, grabs a mic, and says, “Finn Balor! I heard what you said. You don’t think you’re a bad guy? Well, I know when I’m pushed, I’m THE baddest guy, and you’re gonna find out very soon when I get my hands on you!”

Roman says Punk must’ve rung his bell or something, coming out here to interrupt Roman just to talk to Finn Balor. Punk asks if Roman thinks Punk interrupted him. Punk interrupted Roman? That’s funny, considering Roman’s the visitor on Punk’s show. Did Roman think he’s on SmackDown or something? This is Monday Night Raw on Netflix, and Punk is the World Heavyweight Champion, he calls the shots! And Roman’s got a big decision, right? Did he ask Philly for help? Drew McIntyre or CM Punk, right? Punk could listen to Drew getting booed all day. But how about it? WrestleMania: Roman Reigns VS Drew McIntyre! The fans boo that.

Punk asks what’s the other side of the coin. Roman Reigns VS The Best in the World, C M PUNK! The fans cheer that! Punk isn’t sure, does Roman really need help on that? Drew McIntyre! BOO! CM Punk! YAY~! Drew. BOO! Punk. YAY! Yeah, it’s a clear choice. But Punk is sure Roman’s mind is already made up. Go ahead, take the easy way out and pick Drew. Roman chuckles and says hold up. Roman doesn’t like Drew, but Punk’s talking crazy. Drew is the easy way out? Phil, you may not realize this, but Drew’s four times bigger than you. And last time they fought, Drew had Punk crying over a plastic bracelet. In fact, it’s the one Punk’s wearing.

Punk looks at said bracelet, and he tells Roman to be careful. Because when Punk was done with Drew, they ran out of staples putting Drew’s dumbass back together. We know Roman’s beaten Drew in the past, but Punk beat Drew in the most dangerous match this company has to offer in Hell in a Cell! Punk put Drew in the dirt! Roman says take a number. Roman beat Drew for three years straight. Oh, right, Roman and how many of his cousins? Roman tells Punk to watch how he talks about Roman’s family. Remember this: The Bloodline is the only reason the WWE is where it’s at. The Bloodline’s the only reason Punk had a company to come back to.

Punk smirks, and says Roman really believes that. Does Philly believe that? The fans are torn, but Punk says Roman thinks he’s the reason the WWE is in the spot it’s in. And Roman’s sorta right, because Roman manipulated his cousins and a great number of other people into thinking he’s some great messiah that carried this place on his back and held it up to the sky, when all he did was hold it hostage. The fans are torn again but Punk says this isn’t ESPN. But Punk saw Roman on the Pat McAfee show and say how his quarterly vacations are now him graciously stepping out and sharing the spotlight. Then he has the audacity to say no one’s stepped up!?

No one’s trying to follow in your footsteps, Roman. Many, many moons ago, Punk was champion for 434 DAYS, with Paul Heyman by his side. Does that sound familiar? Because Roman took that idea, ran with it, following in Punk’s footsteps. And yeah, Roman was champion for 1316 days, congrats. But newsflash: Just cuz you did it longer doesn’t mean you did it better. The fans are fired up for that one! Punk says Roman is a box office bona fide superstar, a WrestleMania main eventer, so he’s earned the right to call his shot and show up whenever he wants. Punk isn’t mad at that. But Roman chooses to be a part timer while Punk chooses to go to ten countries in three weeks!

Punk chooses to go see all the fans nationwide, worldwide, from Poland to Scotland, to Denmark, Belgium, London, and Toronto! Punk chooses to come back to the hostile city of Philly to say, “Doesn’t it feel great to be alive on a Monday night in Philadelphia or what?” The fans cheer that! Punk chooses to be a fighting champion, just like he chose to bring Roman and The Shield into this company! Roman chose to follow in Punk’s footsteps, and Punk is here to tell the Tribal Chief that he learned from the best, Punk is proud of him. But he still has a choice to make, two mountains to choose. And yes, one of them IS the easy way out, because one is a guy that Roman thinks he can beat.

The other is a guy that Roman knows on his best day, he can’t even touch, because he IS The Best in the World! One door, if Roman chooses, is the title that makes Drew McIntyre the man, or… Roman could choose to climb Mount Everest with no sherpa, knock on door number two, and go after the man who has made THIS title and held it down in Roman’s absence as THE Heavyweight Champion of the World! Roman says let’s get one thing straight: Punk is making all these towns because he took a ten year vacation. Roman would be trying to get it in as much as possible, too! But the second thing is, Roman learned from Punk? Roman laughs at that!

The only thing Roman learned from Punk is what NOT to do! Punk wouldn’t be back here without Roman! Two years ago or whatever it was when they wanted Punk back, who did they come to? Who did they ask if it was all good? ROMAN. Roman promised Paul, and he kept it as best he could, but he will never forget 10 years ago, when Punk went on his best friend’s podcast, running his mouth, making Roman’s life harder than it every should’ve been. Then Roman lets Punk back in, and what happened? Punk screwed Roman, took away his Wise Man, and even brainwashed Roman’s cousins, and he almost got Roman.

Because at WarGames, Roman shook Punk’s hand over “ZeBros” or some dumb s*it like that. Roman looked Punk in the eyes like a man, and what does Punk do? He mocks Roman behind his back like some little Young Boy. Guess what? Roman’s made his choice. Roman could choose Punk as the biggest star available, he really could. He could pick Punk cuz he’s on Netflix, the best show. But no, Roman is picking Punk because he HATES Punk! Always has! WrestleMania will be the best day of Roman’s life, because in the main event, Punk will ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!! Roman throws down the mic and the match has been made! Will WrestleMania 42 be the greatest of them all?

My Thoughts:

A great Raw, but it felt like they were really trying to stretch some things to make it to the 2.5 hour mark. That is to say, they made sure Roman Reigns got to take his sweet time with his entrance by letting his segment close the show. Then Punk even got to take a little longer with his entrance as part of that, and we got a great promo battle between them to get right to why it’s Roman VS Punk for WrestleMania 42, no playing the waiting game. Especially since it’s pretty clear Drew VS Cody is going to continue, too. I even like how Roman referenced “ZeBros” from Zootopia 2. Roman VS Punk a big deal match, it can definitely main event Night 2, aka Sunday.

Liv Morgan’s choice will also likely be clear. Mostly because whether it’s Jade Cargill or Jordynne Grace, Liv would be greatly outmatched in size and strength. Good promo from her and Dominik to not just welcome Dom back but give us a reason for Liv and Raquel to talk out what happened with the Rumble. Liv got Raquel to accept her reasoning for now, but after Liv & Roxie ruined things by helping, you can bet the dysfunction is gonna turn back up. Great Street Fight even considering the overbooking, but I’m just not sold on Vaquer’s new song. Her first theme was really good, this one just seems much more generic.

Evans VS El Grande Kaiser was a great match, and naturally El Grande Gable appeared to be a distraction. This lets Evans move on with a win and perhaps go for the Intercontinental Championship now that Dom’s back. Dragon Lee confronting Gunther was good stuff, but I should’ve figured Gunther would beat Dragon down. That’ll be a great match while we wait and see if another older superstar steps up to get retired for like WrestleMania. Oba whooping Erik AND Ivar was an interesting choice. It certainly continues the dominance Oba showed during the Rumble, but a bit of a shame for the War Raiders.

Good promo from the Alpha Academy, and of course they had to plug Bert Kreischner’s new series. But Maxxine being that deadly serious about going after Nattie is good stuff for her character. Their match really will be some great stuff, but I still wish Nattie didn’t turn Heel the way she did. Good promo from The Bellas to put their names in the hat for the tag title story, but it was a lot shorter of a promo than I expected. Maybe they didn’t want to take away from the return pop by deciding if Bellas were Heels or Faces.

And great stuff with The Vision, from Bron “interrupting” the episode to start, getting into it with Adam Pearce, and then LA Knight getting his hit ‘n’ run revenge. Penta VS Bronson was also a really good match, and naturally Knight got his shots in during then, too. I would think Knight finds some friends, like Penta and Rey Mysterio, to battle The Vision, and we can figure out how this all shapes up for WrestleMania. For that matter, there really is the mystery of the masked man, guess we’ll see how they handle that, too.

My Score: 8.8/10