Monday Night Raw – November 10, 2025: The Good Show Is Now
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 10, 2025
Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Commentators: Wade Barrett, Joe Tessitore
With less than two months to go in the year, it’s time to focus on John Cena, as we’re in his hometown of Boston. That means the start of the Last Time Is Now tournament, which should make for quite the situation. We could be in for some interesting showdowns, but the Women’s Tag Team Titles are on the line as well. Let’s get to it.
Here are last week’s results if you need a recap.
A lot of people came to work today.
Here is HHH in the ring to get things going. He talks about how many different things you have to be able to do to be a success in this business. There is one person who is on the top of that list, and that is someone who was a box office attraction, who left it in the ring every night and could be ruthless on the mic. That man did everything to make this business as big as possible because he loves it so much so here he is, meaning it’s quite the thunderous reaction for John Cena.
After quite the reception, Cena talks about how this is a huge group effort around here and how everyone makes it work. So it’s the Last Time, but now we get to see what he wants to do in his last run. That brings us to Saturday Night’s Main Event, which is going to feature WWE vs. NXT matches because Cena wants the younger stars to get the chance he got back in 2002.
Finally though, he wanted to come to Boston one more time. He saw his first WW censored show in the old Boston Garden and now he gets to be in the new Garden on the way out. This brings out Dominik Mysterio to interrupt, with something to say to HHH in Spanish. Mysterio brags about being a great Intercontinental Champion and his celebration was interrupted. Now he’s interrupting an old man’s celebration, but Cena tries to calm things down. Mysterio says let the grown men settle things and speak when spoken to or it’s going to get physical. Fans: “YOU CENSORED UP!”
Cena says Mysterio has screwed up because he is invincible in this city tonight. Wrong place, wrong time, wrong guy. Out of the respect that Cena has for Rey Mysterio, he’s going to let Dominik walk away. Dominik gets in his face and HHH says he agrees with the people’s thoughts on what Dominik did. HHH calls out Dominik for saying any time, any place and any era.
Therefore, let’s do this right now, for the Intercontinental Title. Dominik knows he’s screwed up and it’s great. That would be the case for everything here, as this is all about giving Cena one big moment in his hometown on his way out and it shouldn’t have been anything more than a massive tribute, with Mysterio getting to be the kind of slimy heel that he does so well.
Intercontinental Title: Dominik Mysterio vs. John Cena
Cena is challenging and we’re joined in progress with Cena fighting back, sending Mysterio bailing out to the floor. Mysterio goes to leave but Cena sends him back, only to be whipped into the steps. That lets Mysterio pose in the ring as Cena gets up, with the dive to beat the count being rather well received. Three Amigos don’t do much to Cena, who tries the AA but gets caught with a DDT as we take a break.
We come back with Cena making another comeback but getting sent into the post for his efforts. That lets Mysterio take down the turnbuckle pad and grab a chair as it’s replaced. Mysterio does the Eddie Guerrero chair deal….but Cena lays down too, with the chair between them.
With that not working, Mysterio gets up but gets caught in the AA. The referee gets bumped so Cena grabs the STF for the tap, which no one sees. Mysterio grabs the belt but walks into the AA for two from a second referee. Back up and Mysterio hits a quick 619, setting up the frog splash. That’s rolled through into an AA to give Cena the pin and the title at 12:19 shown.
Rating: B-. Sure why not. Cena gets to win the one title that he has never won before after Mysterio had the belt for the better part of seven months. It’s not going to be a long reign and Cena can either put someone over or vacate the title (not the best option). This was about giving Cena’s hometown fans one big moment and as a special event, that’s fine given the circumstances.
Post match Cena thanks the fans for letting the champ be here one last time.
Post break Cena gets a big reception in the back, including telling Rey Mysterio that Dominik is a good kid. Cody Rhodes pops up for a handshake and everything is cool with them.
We look back at last week with Logan Paul joining up with the Vision to lay out CM Punk.
Veterans Day video.
Last Time Is Now Tournament First Round: Rusev vs. Damian Priest
Priest is coming in with a bad eye. Rusev is back in the trunks instead of the shorts and he starts fast by hammering Priest down in the corner. Priest’s shot to the face doesn’t get him very far as Rusev spinwheel kicks him right back down. Priest is sent outside and we take a quick break.
We come back with Priest slugging away, including the Broken Arrow for two. Back up and Rusev gets two off a clothesline but Priest is getting fired up. An exchange of kicks goes to Priest, who hits the Old School crossbody. Rusev goes for the banged up eye though and the Machka Kick finishes Priest at 8:49.
Rating: C+. Rusev needed a win to get some momentum back and it’s nice to see someone with some more history with Cena moving forward. Priest has the injury to hold him back a bit so it’s not like he’s getting squashed. He needs a win of his own though, and while it shouldn’t have come here, it should come at some point soon.
AJ Styles and Dragon Lee are looking for some new challengers. Adam Pearce will work on that but for now, do they have a team name? Lee suggests Dragons With Style…but Styles says they’ll work on that. With Styles and Lee gone, Maxxine Dupri comes in to say she’s ready for Becky Lynch. Pearce says the title match is on for next week. With Pearce gone, Lynch pops in to deck Dupri in the face, saying she’ll never be ready.
Commentary plays with the new LJN figures.
Here is CM Punk for a chat. He’s ticked off and wants to call out a douche bag right before he has the chance to interrupt. We’re in Boston so he’s here for a fight with Logan Paul. If Paul has his eyes on Punk’s belt, Punk is going to have his boot on Paul’s neck. Cue Paul, who talks about how he has been hit in the face by Floyd Mayweather Jr., but that was nothing compared to getting hit with the Tsunami last week.
That has opened Paul’s eyes to a whole new Vision, who comes out to join him. Heyman rips into Punk, talking about how Punk could only be more unlikable if his name was AJ Lee. Punk laughs that off, saying AJ would take them all out but he has to do it himself. Cue Jey Uso to even things up a bit and Cody Rhodes joins them as well, with the fans singing Kingdom until the brawl is on. Punk goes after Heyman but Logan makes the save, only to get sent into the barricade. Rhodes chairs Breakker down and Punk gets in a chair shot to Reed’s back. The bad guys are cleared out.
We look at Lash Legend moving up to the main roster on Smackdown to join forces with Nia Jax, who beat Charlotte. Later in the night, Asuka misted Charlotte to make it even worse.
Raw Women’s Title: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Vaquer, with Nikki Bella, is defending and Roxanne Perez is here with Rodriguez. Vaquer gets powered into the corner to start and a shot to the face puts her down again. A rollup gives Vaquer two and she hurricanranas Rodriguez into the ropes. The Devil’s Kiss is blocked though and Rodriguez sends her face first into the buckle, setting up a heck of a clothesline for two.
We take a break and come back with Vaquer sending her outside, followed by some strikes to the head back inside. A high crossbody hits Rodriguez and Vaquer sends her into the corner for the running knees. The SVB is blocked though and Rodriguez runs her over again. The Tejana Bomb is blocked as well though, with Rodriguez being sent into the corner.
More running knees are countered into a powerbomb to give Rodriguez two so Perez tries to interfere. Bella cuts that off, only for Rodriguez to fall away slam Vaquer. The spinning Vader Bomb misses though and it’s the Devi’s Kiss into the corkscrew moonsault to retain the title at 10:33.
Rating: B-. There were a few rocky points here but Vaquer getting to slay a giant is a good thing to see. Vaquer and Bella have been dealing with the Judgment Day for a few weeks now so it makes sense to have Vaquer beat Rodriguez and move on to something else. Unfortunately, that is likely to be Bella and I can’t imagine being less interested in something than that.
Post match Perez jumps Vaquer but gets knocked outside by Bella. Vaquer and Bella pose and Bella does indeed hit her with the belt for the big heel turn, which he fans seem to….like? Or at least respond to quite strongly.
CM Punk, Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes want the Vision and they want them in a certain way. Punk: “REGAL!” Cue William Regal to announce WarGames, with Adam Pearce confirming it.
Last Time Is Now Tournament First Round: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sheamus
Sheamus grabs a headlock to start and powers him out of the corner. The Dublin Smile has Nakamura in more trouble but he tells Sheamus to COME ON. Nakamura ties him in the ropes for the middle rope knee but Sheamus is right back with a slam onto the apron. We take a break and come back with Sheamus hitting a Regal Roll and signaling that he wants the title. Nakamura catches him on top though and it’s a superplex for two.
Some knees to the head rock Sheamus and he seems annoyed by the kicks to the chest. Sheamus tells Nakamura to hit him harder and they slug it out. The Irish Curse has Nakamura in trouble and there are the ten forearms to the chest. The Brogue Kick is countered with a Sling Blade but Sheamus knees him out of the air for two. A super White Noise is countered into a sunset bomb and Nakamura kicks him in the face. Sheamus doesn’t like that though and hits the Brogue Kick for the pin at 10:54.
Rating: B-. Take two hard hitters and give them ten minutes to beat the fire out of each other. Again, Sheamus moving forward makes more sense as he has a deeper history with Cena, including with the Intercontinental Title now a factor. While I can’t imagine Sheamus winning the whole thing, it’s another member of Cena’s rogues gallery being near the final, which is all you need.
We get some more tournament matches announced for next week:
Je’Von Evans vs. Gunther
Solo Sikoa vs. ???
Adam Pearce sees the name but says we’ll just have to see who Sikoa is facing.
Here’s what’s coming next week.
Women’s Tag Team Titles: Charlotte/Alexa Bliss vs. Kabuki Warriors
The Warriors are challenging. It’s a brawl to start with Bliss striking away at Sane to take over. Charlotte tags herself in but misses a big boot, instead settling for a slingshot rollup for two instead. Asuka’s running hip attack misses but Sane tags herself in for a top rope forearm. Sane is sent to the apron though and it’s a big boot to put her on the floor. Bliss misses a dropkick and gets forearmed down as we take a break.
We come back with Bliss hitting a double DDT, allowing Charlotte to come back in with a double high crossbody. Charlotte chops away, followed by a flipping clothesline to put Asuka down. Despite taking forever to set it up, Charlotte hits a moonsault onto both of them for a near fall. The Empress Impact is countered into a suplex but Asuka reverses Natural Selection into the Asuka Lock.
That’s reversed into a rollup for two, only for Sane to pull Bliss to the floor before the tag. Asuka’s cross armbreaker is countered into a Liontamer, which is reversed into a rollup for two. Charlotte boots her down and grabs the Figure Four, with Bliss adding the Sister Abigail DDT to Sane. Cue Nia Jax and Lash Legend to break up the Figure Eight and take out Bliss, leaving Sane to hit the assisted Insane Elbow to pin Charlotte for the titles at 10:15.
Rating: B. I like the ending, as it feels like something of an actual division coming together. You have multiple teams with reasons to dislike each other and that has been missing for a long time now. I’m not sure if I have any reason to believe that it’s going to last, but I’ll take it for a little while at the very least.
Post match Bliss goes after Jax but gets dropped by Jax and Legend. The Warriors get back in for the double beatdown but Iyo Sky runs in for the save as you might as well get William Regal out here already. Legend forearms Sky down though and the big beatdown is on until Rhea Ripley is back for the real save. Sane gets Razor’s Edged down onto the pile and Ripley issues the official WarGames challenge to end the show. Yeah there it is, and it’s better than nothing if we just have to do the match.
Overall Rating: B+. Oh yeah this was more like it, with the focus being a lot tighter this week. They had Cena, the Cena tournament, the Women’s Title stuff and the WarGames matches being set up. It’s quite a bit to put into a show, but they did a really good job of making those things feel important. That’s one of the things that made it feel like an old NXT, as it came off like whatever you’re seeing is the most important thing in the world at the moment. Really solid show this week as we’re getting into some big stuff in the coming weeks.
Results
John Cena b. Dominik Mysterio – Attitude Adjustment
Rusev b. Damian Priest – Machka Kick
Stephanie Vaquer b. Raquel Rodriguez – Corkscrew moonsault
Sheamus b. Shinsuke Nakamura – Brogue Kick
Kabuki Warriors b. Charlotte/Alexa Bliss – Assisted Insane Elbow to Charlotte
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You know what I’ve noticed since Vince McMahon stepped away from the WWE? Every single champion is no longer booked to be invincible, so now almost all title matches have that feeling that we can see new champion(s) every time they are defended. That makes the product so much better.
Not quite sure what you mean by that as there has been far less title changes in the HHH era. They seem far too obessed with records and number of days as champion for example I sware in 2023 there were only 3 main roster title changes I believe they were the womens tag title once and the us title twice because the bloodline were booked to look so dominant. Which killed a lot of surspane in title matches that year.
I’ll give just 2 examples using the I.C. and U.S. titles since your baseline of 2023:
– The I.C. Title is on its 6th different holder.
– The U.S. Title is on its 9th different holder.
I agree that the company WAS obsessed with record title reigns and number of days a champion has held the title, but that seems to have (thankfully) gone out the window when Vince left. I’m not saying I don’t think any wrestler should hold the title for a long time, but for EVERY champion? Nah.