WWE RAW Live Coverage - December 8th, 2025
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Gunther returns to Raw after winning The Last Time is Now Tournament
After his victory over LA Knight on SmackDown to win The Last Time is Now Tournament, Gunther will return to Raw with his sights set on his historic battle against John Cena in Cena's final match at Saturday Night's Main Event.
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— We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as GUNTHER makes his way to the ring.
GUNTHER says Cena isn't coming tonight, then says his time is now and wastes no time addressing his match against Cena this coming Saturday. He says Cena is the greatest sports entertainer of all time, but Cena will be facing the best professional wrestler of all time on Saturday. He alludes to a countdown to his match with Cena, then promises to put Cena to sleep and force him to do the one thing he said he would never do: give up.
— Rey Mysterio, Lyra Valkyria & Bayley, AJ Styles & Dragon Lee, Stephanie Vaquer, Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky are all shown arriving to RAW.
— IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley then make their way to the ring. Kairi Sane and Asuka follow.
IYO SKY (w/ Rhea Ripley) vs. Kairi Sane (w/ Asuka)
The bell rings and the two lock up. SKY looks to land a right hand on Sane, but Sane ducks out of the way and SKY whips her into the corner. Sane delivers a Sunset Flip to SKY and pins her, but SKY counters into a pinfall of her own. Sane kicks out and delivers a hurricanrana to SKY, but SKY connects with a shotgun dropkick on Sane that sends Sane crashing out of the ring.
As the referee is distracted by Sane, Asuka hops up onto the apron and low bridges SKY out of the ring. Ripley gets in Asuka's face, opening the door for Sane to fly out of the ring and take out SKY.
Sane delivers a chop to SKY, then cinches in a Half Boston Crab on SKY back in the ring. Asuka delivers a jawbreaker to SKY off the middle rope, opening the door for Sane to cinch in a Boston Crab on SKY. SKY then pins Sane, but Sane kicks out.
SKY lands a missile dropkick on Sane off the ropes, then connects with a meteora and goes for a pin. Sane kicks out, but SKY steps over her and ascends to the top rope. Sane trips SKY on the top rope and fires off stomps on her as she's draped off the top rope by her knees, then delivers a double stomp to her chest and goes for a pin. SKY kicks out.
SKY delivers a kick to Sane's knee and lands a second one on her face, then sets up for a double underhook facebuster on her. Sane escapes and levels SKY with a basement sliding right hand on her, then looks to follow it up with a back body drop on SKY. SKY lands on her feet, but Sane responds with a bridging German suplex on SKY.
SKY delivers a moonsault to Sane off the ropes and dumps her back in the ring, then ascends to the top rope. Asuka trips SKY once again while the referee checks on Sane, but Ripley lands a big boot on Asuka and sends her crashing into the barricade near the timekeeper's area. SKY then takes advantage and connects with an Over The Moonsault on Sane off the top rope and pins her for the win.
Winner: IYO SKY
— Paul Heyman talks with Logan Paul, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed backstage. Paul is wondering who all say Rey Mysterio slapping him last week and says something has to be done about this. Breakker says they'll handle it and asks to speak to Heyman. He tells Heyman this needs to be dealt with tonight. Heyman says Paul has back-up now with Breakker and Reed. Paul says he's Breakker and Reed's backup too and gives Paul his brass knuckles back.
— The War Raiders then make their way to the ring. Dragon Lee and AJ Styles follow.
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WWE World Tag Team Championship Match: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee (c) vs. The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
Styles and Erik begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Styles whips Erik into the corner, then tags in Lee. Lee and Styles trip Erik in the corner before Lee pins Erik. Erik kicks out as we see New Day and Grayson Waller have taken a seat at the commentary desk to watch the action in the ring.
Styles tags in and Lee looks to fly off the apron to level The War Raiders on the outside. Erik and Ivar catch Lee, but Styles looks to fly to level them on the outside. Erik and Ivar see Styles coming, and Erik takes out Lee while Ivar lands a crossbody on Styles to sandwich him between the ring skirt screen.
Ivar dumps Styles back in the ring and looks to deliver a bodyslam to him back in the ring during the break. Erik tags in and delivers a back body drop to Styles. He fires off right hands and left hands on him in the corner, then tags in Ivar. Erik whips Ivar into Styles to take him out in the corner, and Ivar then wears down Styles with a submission hold.
Ivar catches Styles with a boot back from the break, then fires off a few knees on Styles. Styles and Ivar then exchange right hands with one another, but Styles levels Ivar. Lee then tags in and connects with a hurricanrana on Erik before he clotheslines him out of the ring.
Erik sits Lee on the top rope when he gets back in the ring, but Lee gets Erik draped by his knees off the top rope and delivers a double stomp to his chest. Lee then gets Ivar up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the ropes, but Ivar tags in Erik. The War Raiders look to land a double chokeslam on Lee, but Lee takes them both down and rocks Erik with a superkick on the ring apron. Erik tosses Lee over to Ivar, and Ivar delivers an over the shoulder powerslam to Lee on the floor. He dumps Lee back in the ring and connects with a moonsault on him. He goes for a pin, but Styles kicks out.
Styles tags in and Erik tosses Styles over to Ivar on the top rope. Styles lands on his feet and takes out Ivar. Lee flies over the top rope to level Erik on the outside, and Styles connects with a Phenomenal Forearm on Ivar off the top rope for the win.
Winners and STILL the World Tag Team Champions: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee
— After the match, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Grayson Waller surround Lee and Styles. Jey Uso's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring alongside Jimmy. Jey annoucnes that The Usos are back in the tag team division, and Jimmy says he asks Jey what they were doing over the phone after he lost his semifinals match in The Last Time Is Now Tournament to initiate their tag team reunion. Jey then puts New Day and Lee and Styles on notice before The Usos take out Woods and Kingston. Waller hops out of the ring before The Usos can take him out, and The Usos then stare down Lee and Styles as Lee and Styles hold up the World Tag Team Championship belts.
— Stephanie Vaquer walks backstage and she's up live after a commercial break.
— We come back from a commercial break and Jackie Redmond is in the ring and introduces Stephanie Vaquer. Redmond congratulates Vaquer on destroying Nikki Bella at Survivor Series. Redmond asks Vaquer who is next, and Vaquer says she wants to face everyone. Vaquer says she speaks through actions and she is the best and says it's not because of the Devil's Kiss. She talks about the calibre of talent in the Women's Division in the WWE - and she says she's on top of that list. Nikki Bella interrupts Vaquer. Bella says she's a legend and Kansas City doesn't deserve to have her here. Bella tells Vaquer that they're not done and she demands a rematch. Raquel Rodriguez runs out and launches Bella into the ring post. Rodriguez gets in the ring and tells Vaquer to name the time and place and she'll kick Vaquer's ass and take her title. Rodriguez drops the mic and leaves the ring.
— LA Knight is seen warming up backstage as we find out his match against Logan Paul has been made official.
— The Judgement Day is talking backstage. Raquel Rodriguez comes in and Liv Morgan asks Rodriguez what's up. Rodriguez tells Morgan she didn't know she needs to run things by her. Morgan tells Roxanne Perez that they're a team now since Rodriguez is vying for the world title. Perez and Morgan leave Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio and Mysterio is happy for Morgan and Perez and hopes they bond.
— Lyra Valkyria and Bayley make their way to the ring. Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan follow.
Roxanne Perez (w/ Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Lyra Valkyria (w/ Bayley)
The bell rings and the two lock up. After the action spills out of the ring, Perez sends Valkyria's arm repeatedly crashing into the ring steps and dumps her back in the ring during the break, then stomps on her arm and wears it down with a submission hold as she continues to target it.
Valkyria levels Perez with a pair of clotheslines and an enzuigiri back from the break, then dropkicks her out of the ring and delivers a dropkick to her through the middle rope. Valkyria then dumps Perez back in the ring and ascends to the top rope, then connects with a crossbody on her and goes for a pin. Perez kicks out and cinches in a Fujiwara Armbar on Valkyria, but Valkyria escapes and lands a German suplex on Perez.
Valkyria gets Perez up on her shoulders, but Perez rakes Valkyria's eyes to escape as Morgan distracts the referee. Bayley trips Morgan, but Perez levels her with a dropkick. Valkyria then rolls up Perez, but Perez kicks out. Morgan then delivers a cheap kick to Valkyria as she's still down on the ring apron, and Perez follows it up with a Pop Rox on her for the win.
Winner: Roxanne Perez
— Logan Paul shadow boxes backstage getting ready for his match.
— A video package for Maxxine Dupri plays and we see her training. We see Natalya tells Dupri to now try it all on her. Clips are then shown of the two sparring and Maxxine makes Natalya tap out. Dupri wants to go again.
— LA Knight makes his way to the ring. Logan Paul and Paul Heyman follow.
LA Knight vs. Logan Paul (w/ Paul Heyman)
The bell rings and Paul blindsides Knight from behind. Knight bounces back with a clothesline to Paul, then follows it up with an Atomic Drop. The action spills out of the ring and Knight clears the announce desk, but Paul sends him crashing into the ring apron spine first. Knight responds by sending Paul's face repeatedly bouncing off the announce desk.
Paul runs over Knight back inside the ring, then connects with a reverse jumping bulldog on him and goes for a pin. Knight kicks out, but Paul fires off right hands on his midsection in the corner during the commercial break and jams his throat into the middle rope. He levels Knight with a boot to his face, then delivers a split legged leg drop on him and goes for a pin. Knight kicks out.
Paul fires off stomps on Knight in the corner before Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker hop up on the apron. The referee ejects them from ringside, but Knight still levels Reed with a right hand. As Knight fires off right hands on Paul near the announce desk, the hooded figure reemerges at ringside and delivers a Curb Stomp to Knight on top of the announce desk. This opens the door for Paul to deliver a Frog Splash to Knight off the top rope for the win.
Winner: Logan Paul
— After the match, Bron Breakker runs the ropes and spears Knight. Reed then delivers a pair of Tsunamis to him as Paul and Breakker hold him in place.
Heyman then introduces himself, Breakker, Reed, and Paul as we see Knight being helped to the back. Heyman says he can't tell if they're in Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas before he promises Breakker will be the new World Heavyweight Champion on January 5 when he challenges CM Punk.
Breakker questions where the old Punk has been, then says he doesn't buy Punk being a nice guy. He says he wants to face the version of Punk from 2011 and 2012.
Reed and Paul then head to the back and find Knight. They continue beating him down, and Paul sends Knight crashing into the hood of a car. Security attempts to break things up as Paul sends Knight crashing into a stack of boxes, then lays Knight on top of the car. Reed delivers a Tsunami to him on the top of the car, with officials and Adam Pearce checking on Knight immediately after as the show goes off the air.
