WWE RAW Live Coverage - December 22nd, 2025

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CM Punk and Rey Mysterio to battle two members of The Vision

Last week, moments after Austin Theory cost Rey Mysterio a match against Logan Paul and revealed himself as the masked assailant, Bron Breakker delivered a monstrous Spear to World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk. This Monday, Mysterio will join forces with The Second City Saint to take on two members of The Vision.

— The show kicks off with a video recapping what went down during the main event of last Monday's show.

— Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home before we see Paul Heyman have a chat with Austin Theory. Theory explains to Heyman that he wanted everyone to let his actions speak for themselves before he revealed his face, then says he takes now. He says he wants to take the opportunity to help out, and Heyman tells Theory that he finds that interesting.

— Rhea Ripley then makes her way to the ring, telling IYO SKY to stay backstage because she can't protect her at ringside. Asuka and Kairi Sane follow.

Asuka (w/ Kairi Sane) vs. Rhea Ripley

The bell rings and the two lock up. Ripley sets up for Rip Tide on Asuka, but Asuka slides out of the ring. Ripley sends Asuka crashing into the barricade repeatedly face first, but Asuka returns the favor and sends Ripley crashing into the barricade shoulder first.

Back from the break, Asuka fires off right hands and left hands on Ripley in the corner. She levels Ripley with a headbutt and pins her, but Ripley kicks out. Asuka then rocks Ripley with a kick, but Ripley intercepts it and connects with an open palm strike on her. She follows it up with a pair of clotheslines and sends Asuka crashing into the mat face first, then connects with a dropkick on the side of Asuka's face and follows it up with a single leg dropkick. Ripley then pins Asuka, but Asuka kicks out.

Back from another break, Ripley and Asuka rock one another with forearms. Asuka looks to land a kick on Ripley's head, but Ripley counters into a Prism Lock. Asuka escapes and counters into an Ankle Lock, then transitions into a German suplex and a basement sliding kick on Ripley.

Asuka charges at Ripley, but Ripley sees her coming and catches her with a dropkick. Ripley and Asuka then teeter on the ropes, but Ripley catches Asuka with a kick to her face and gets her in an electric chair position. She sends Asuka crashing into the mat face first, then looks to follow it up with a Razor's Edge.

Asuka escapes and rolls up Ripley, but Ripley rolls out. Asuka sets up for a Hip Attack to send Ripley crashing off the apron and onto the floor, but Ripley sees her coming. Asuka then catches Ripley with a German suplex on the ring apron before she ascends to the top and looks to fly. Ripley intercepts Asuka with a kick and delivers a running knee to her, then connects with a cannonball on her off the apron.

Ripley dumps Asuka back in the ring, then ascends to the top rope. As the referee checks on Asuka, Sane trips Ripley. IYO SKY runs down to the ring and takes out Sane, but Sane trips SKY on the apron. As Ripley checks on SKY, Asuka takes advantage and rolls up Ripley for the win.

Winner: Asuka

— Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed talk backstage. Paul Heyman comes in and they ask him about Austin Theory. Heyman asks them if he's lead them down the wrong path and highlights how they're some of the top stars because Heyman selected them and he has a vision for Austin Theory. Heyman says Theory is in the tag match tonight and if Theory fails them, Breakker and Reed can take Theory out. Breakker tells Reed he has his back and not Theory's.

— Maxxine Dupri is shown walking backstage.

— We're back from a commercial break, and Becky Lynch comes out to the ring.

Lynch says it's not going to be a celebration for Maxxine Dupri because she's not the legitimate Women's Intercontinental Champion due to referee corruption and interference from AJ Lee. She says she knows the fans are sick of the corruption like she is, then says she knows some powerful people and has the most powerful lawyers in the country. She says she went to Netflix herself, and they told her to go to Grand Rapids to take matters into her own hands. She says she plans on doing just that because she's the greatest female wrestler of all time and it's not just her saying that.

Dupri's music hits and she makes her way out. She says she and everyone else hear Lynch, and while Lynch may be the greatest of all time, she's still beaten her three times. She says she knows Lynch wants an Women's Intercontinental Championship match at any time and place of her choosing, but she will still beat her. She says she will keep training until her blood, sweat, and tears are on the mat, then says while she wants Lynch to admit that she's not Women's intercontinental Champion, she won't. She says Lynch looks like someone who's afraid that her best years are behind her.

Lynch clocks Dupri and rains down right hands on her, then holds up the Women's Intercontinental Championship belt. She fires off more right hands on Dupri, but Dupri manages to cinch in an Ankle Lock on Lynch. Lynch taps out and rolls out of the ring as Dupri holds up her Women's Intercontinental Championship belt.

— Adam Pearce talks to Je'Von Evans backstage. Pearce tells Evans that he wants to talk to him about his future after his match. Evans leaves and Stephanie Vaquer comes by. Pearce asks how to resolve the Vaquer/Nikki Bella/Raquel Rodriguez drama. Vaquer asks for a triple threat match next week. Pearce agrees.

— The Usos have a video promo where they talk about going for the Tag Team Gold.

— Back at ringside, Los Americanos make their way to the ring. Je'Von Evans follow.

Je'Von Evans vs. Rayo Americano (w/ El Grande Americano and Bravo Americano)

The bell rings and Evans levels Rayo with a shoulder tackle. He follows it up with a dropkick, but Rayo fires off a chop on Evans' chest and wears down his arm with a submission hold. Evans responds by delivering a hurricanrana to Rayo off the top rope, the flies over the top rope to level Rayo on the outside.

Back from the break, Evans catches Rayo with a kick to his head. He ascends to the top rope, but Rayo pulls him off by connecting with an arm drag on him off the middle rope. He stomps on Evans' head, then rains down forearms on Evans. Evans fires off right hands on Rayo's head, then runs over him with a knee and follows it up with a suplex. He delivers a springboard forearm to Rayo off the top rope and goes for a pin, but Rayo kicks out.

As Rayo distracts the referee, Bravo and Grande go after Evans. This opens the door for Rayo to land a Michinoku Driver on Evans and pin him, but Evans kicks out and connects with the OG Cutter on Rayo for the win.

Winner: Je'Von Evans

— After the match, The Americano try to attack Evans but he runs out of the ring because he's fast.

— Cathy Kelley talks to AJ Styles and Dragon Lee. She asks them about their match against The Usos next week. Styles and Lee talk about all the teams they've beaten. Lee says they'll bring fire, and Styles says they're better than the best and leave.

— CM Punk and Rey Mysterio talk backstage and we cut to a commercial.

— Bron Breakker cuts pre-recorded promo calling out CM Punk before their match in two weeks.

— Nikki Bella comes out to commentary and wants to remind everyone who she is. Bella gets on the announce desk and says she's a legend and Hall of Famer and a former champion. She talks smack about Michigan. Bella says she's the star of the division and there is a reason she came back. She says she's here to destroy Stephanie Vaquer's reign. Bella says she's a big deal everywhere and the belt deserves to be around the waist of an international star. Bella slams down the mic and leaves.

— Bayley and Lyra Valkyria then make their way to the ring. Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan follow.

Bayley (w/ Lyra Valkyria) vs. Roxanne Perez (w/ Liv Morgan)

The bell rings and the two lock up. Bayley pins Perez, but Perez kicks out and rolls to the outside for a breather. Morgan fans Perez, but Perez looks to fly through the ropes. Bayley intercepts Perez and gets her up on her shoulders, but Perez escapes and delivers a chop block to Perez. She fires off right hands on Bayley's spine, then drives her knee into the mat back in the ring.

Perez sends Bayley's leg bouncing off the ring post twice, then wrenches on her knee using the ropes back from the break. Bayley runs over Perez with a pair of clotheslines and a Thesz Press, then rains down right hands on Perez.

Raquel Rodriguez is spotted at ringside and hops up on the apron, but Valkyria takes her out with a kick. Morgan dumps Valkyria over the announce desk, opening the door for Perez to send a distracted Bayley crashing into the mat and deliver a cartwheel knee to Bayley's spine. She sends Perez crashing into the corner with a Sunset Flip and pins her, but Perez kicks out.

The referee checks on Perez as Bayley runs the ropes, but Morgan trips Bayley as she does so and distracts the referee. Perez exposes the middle turnbuckle as Morgan does so, then sends Bayley crashing into it and pins her. Unbeknownst to her, Rodriguez is distracting the referee and misses the count. This opens the door for Valkyria to deliver a crossbody off the announce desk to take out Morgan and Rodriguez on the outside.

Bayley delivers a back suplex to Perez, and Valkyria fires her up by asking where the Grand Slam Champion version of Bayley is. Bayley then rocks Perez with a knee and fires off right hands and left hands on her in the corner, then connects with a pair of double knees to her and an elbow drop off the top rope for the win.

Winner: Bayley

— Bronson Reed stretches backstage. Austin Theory comes in and asks for the plan. Reed tells him to follow his lead. Theory says he'll start the match and Reed can follow his lead and leaves.

— Gunther walks backstage and he's up live, next.

— Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez argue as Dominik Mysterio is trying to play a video game but is caught in the middle. Finn Balor asks them what's wrong. Perez says she and Morgan were doing fine until Rodriguez got involved. Rodriguez says she was trying to help unlike how they didn't help her last week. Morgan says they're all just trying to help and to be on the same page. Perez says she wants to but needs to know what everyone is doing and Rodriguez gets pissed and says she doesn't need this and she has a big match next week and leaves.

— GUNTHER then makes his way to the ring.

— Gunther comes out to the ring. The crowd jeers and boos him for like ten minutes. Gunther leaves the ring and gets on the announce desk and poses to more boos. Gunther gets back in the ring and laughs at the crowd as they boo him. Gunther finally speaks and says people shouldn't be mad at him, but be mad at the man who tapped out like a little bitch. Gunther drops his mic and CM Punk storms out to the ring to confront Gunts. Punk and Gunther face to face in the middle of the ring. Gunther laughs at Punk and leaves the ring. Gunther does the "You Can't See Me" taunt and starts walking away. Rey Mysterio comes out and he and Gunther lock eyes as he makes his way to the ring. they trade words and Gunther laughs and walks to the back.

— After a quick commercial break, we see Gunther laughing and walking backstage. AJ Styles approaches him and asks him if he knows when to shut up. Gunther says he doesn't, laughs and walks away.

The Vision (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Rey Mysterio and CM Punk

Theory and Rey begin the action. The bell rings and Rey goes straight after Theory. Theory delivers a clothesline to Rey in the corner, then follows it up with a backbreaker to him and goes for a pin. Rey kicks out, then rocks Theory with a knee to his face.

Punk tags in and fires off stomps on Theory in the corner. Punk whips Theory into the corner, but Theory levels Punk with a back elbow and rains down right hands on him. Punk gets Theory up on his shoulders, but Theory escapes and clocks Rey to send him crashing off the apron. He then lands a dropkick on Punk.

Back from the break, Reed whips Punk into the corner chest first and wears him down with a submission hold. He mocks Rey by brushing off his shoulder, then tags in Reed. Punk rocks Reed with a jawbreaker, then rains down right hands on him and follows it up with a senton to him. He goes for a pin, but Punk kicks out.

Reed lands a knee on Punk's midsection, then sends him crashing into the mat spine first and sets up for a running senton on him. Punk rolls out of the way, then tags in Rey. Rey rocks Reed with a pair of right hands and looks to roll him up, but Reed sees Rey coming. Theory makes the blind tag in, but Rey catches Theory with a hurricanrana and follows it up with a senton to him off the ring apron.

Back from another break, Theory uses the bottom rope to wear down Rey and Reed fires off a stomp on Rey from the ring apron. Theory catapults Rey into the bottom rope before connecting with a suplex on him. Rey then manages to send Theory crashing into the mat face first and tags in Punk.

Punk levels Theory with a right hand and sends him crashing into the mat with a Russian Leg Sweep, then delivers a pair of step-up knees to him in opposite corners and follows it up with a Bull Dog. He calls for the GTS and gets Theory up on his shoulders, but Theory fights his way out with a series of elbows and tags in Reed.

Punk looks to level Reed with clotheslines, but Reed stays standing and whips Punk into the corner. Punk ascends to the top rope, but Rey tags back in and sends Reed crashing into the ropes. Theory makes the blind tag in and runs over Rey with a clothesline. He knocks Punk off the apron, then sends Theory crashing into the ropes and dials it up for a 619. He lands a splash on Theory from the apron and pins him, but Reed pulls Rey out of the ring.

Punk connects with a tope suicida on Reed, then clotheslines Reed and himself over the barricade near the timekeeper's area. Meanwhile, Rey lands a shoulder on Theory's section from the apron and ascends to the top rope. Theory trips Rey and connects with a Curb Stomp on him for the win.

Winners: The Vision

— After the match, Punk looks to attack Theory from behind. Theory slides out of the ring before Punk can do any real damage to him, but Bron Breakker runs out to the ring. Punk momentarily gains the upperhand on him, but Breakker overpowers Punk and stands tall over him as the show goes off the air.

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