Monday Night Raw – December 15, 2025: You Can See Him (And Him Too)

Monday Night Raw
Date: December 15, 2025
Location: Giant Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett

We’re done with Saturday Night’s Main Event and as weird as it may be, we’re also done with John Cena. This past weekend, Cena lost to Gunther by actually tapping out in his final match. I’ll go on a limb and say Gunther will be featured this week as we are officially on the (rather long) road to the Royal Rumble. Let’s get to it.

Here is Saturday Night’s Main Event if you need a recap.

We open with a rather nice look back at Cena’s final match, which was a pretty nice fight with Gunther. The fans being all the way with Cena until the end was a great moment. The locker room came out to give Cena his sendoff.

Here is Gunther to get things going and yeah they fans aren’t happy with him. The fans remind him that he tapped out and he….well we’ll pause for a second at all the booing. Gunther says he made Cena tap out like a little b****. And that’s that. Gunther goes to leave but does come back to pose. Then he goes to leave but comes back to pose, this time on the announcers’ table, where he grabs the mic to say he made Cena tap like a little b****.

A smiling Gunther leaves and we follow him through the Gorilla Position, where some wrestlers aren’t happy with what he did. This includes R-Truth, who calls him a piece of trash. Gunther: “Yeah, sure.” Adam Pearce doesn’t like what Gunther did because it just makes him an a******. He’s also done for tonight. Pearce tells him to find the exit, and AJ Styles is waiting for him in the parking lot. Gunther mocks him and gets in his car to leave, but does roll the window down for a You Can’t See Me. Yeah that worked, as the fans were all over Gunther and he played it to perfection, with that evil grin being excellent.

Video on the Usos and New Day.

Usos vs. New Day

Grayson Waller is here with New Day. Kingston and Jimmy start things off with Jimmy shouldering him down. An early Trouble Is Paradise misses and Kingston is taken into the corner so Jey can elbow him in the face. Woods gets in a cheap shot though and we take a break. We come back with Jimmy enziguring his way out of trouble, setting up the running Umaga Attack in the corner.

That’s cut off though and Jimmy gets taken down in the corner for some stomping. Woods kicks him in the face for two before loading up the Tree Of Woe. Kingston’s charge misses though and he gets crotched against the post. The tag brings in Jey to clean house, including the superkick for two on Woods. A high crossbody gets two more and we take another break.

We come back again with Waller interfering and getting ejected for his efforts. The double superkicks abound and the double Superfly Splash (Jimmy hits one leg) connects for….two? That’s quite the kickout. Kingston sends Jey into the steps and Woods hits a tornado DDT to plant Jimmy on the floor. Back in and Daylight gets two, with Jey making the save. Jimmy is back up to superkick Kingston out of the air and the spear drops Woods on the floor. Another spear puts Kingston down and the 1D is enough for the pin at 17:26.

Rating: B. New Day vs. the Usos is about as much of a layup of a match as you can have. They’ve been doing this on and off for such a long time and know each other so well, even with the roles reversed like this, that the match is going to work every time. It certainly did here, with the Usos continuing to knock the heel New Day back.

We look at the big matches for the January 5 Raw on Netflix, including CM Punk defending the World Title against Bron Breakker and Rhea Ripley/Iyo Sky challenging the Kabuki Warriors for the Women’s Tag Team Titles.

The Warriors complain about Sky turning on them for Ripley and swear revenge.

We look back at Logan Paul and the Vision taking out Rey Mysterio and LA Knight.

Paul and Bronson Reed are happy with what happened but Bron Breakker says they should take out CM Punk. Paul thinks the Masked Man is going to be here but Paul Heyman comes up to say that while he doesn’t know who the Masked Man is, he’ll take the help. Breakker says he’s taking Punk out tonight but Heyman says that would be a terrible mistake. It’s three weeks before Breakker gets to be the champion. Paul and Breakker are going to be on the same page tonight.

LA Knight is on the shelf indefinitely due to Reed’s attack.

Here are Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley for a chat…but Asuka pops up out of the crowd to mist Ripley. Kairi Sane and Asuka jump out of the crowd to beat them down. Sky dives onto Ripley to prevent the Insane Elbow, which hits her in the back instead.

Post break, we look at what happened pre-break.

Women’s Intercontinental Title: Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivy Nile

Dupri is defending and slaps her in the face to start. Nile double legs her down and hammers away before putting Dupri on top. The cross armbreaker over the ropes is broken up and Nile knocks her outside as we take a break. We come back with Nile working on the neck but Dupri gets in a kind of headscissors driver for a double down. Dupri makes the comeback with some kicks to the head, including a COME ON pump kick.

A fisherman’s suplex gives Dupri two but Nile counters another kick into a powerbomb for two of her own. Nile gets cocky in the corner and gets powerbombed out (ala Natalya) but Nile ties her in the Tree Of Woe. Dupri is right back with the ankle lock and, after Nile escapes, grabs it again with a grapevine to retain at 9:55.

Rating: C+. Dupri has gotten rather far in the last few months, but there is a difference between being the big underdog on the way to the title and then defending the title. Dupri still only feels so good, but there is a bit of confidence to her. If nothing else, it should make for a nice moment when someone takes her out.

We look at the NXT stars getting showcased at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Je’Von Evans (one of those stars) is happy to be here with Adam Pearce when El Grande Americano comes in to ask why he and his guys didn’t get a chance on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Insults ensue and Pearce makes Evans vs. Rayo for next week.

Here is a ticked off CM Punk for a chat. He’s been away for two weeks after being attacked at WarGames and that has left him sitting on his couch, listening to Bron Breakker. That means hearing Breakker puff his chest out and run his mouth, but brains have never run in Breakker’s family. Breakker wants the 2011 Punk but he can’t handle the 2025 Punk. Breakker beat him and it took the help of his new friends.

All it took was an F5 or a Tsunami or Drew McIntyre or the Masked Man. Paul Heyman has built up a lot of people over the years when they weren’t ready yet and Breakker might be one of them. That being said, if Breakker mentions Punk’s wife’s name again, it stops being about the belt and starts being personal, because he’ll rip Breakker’s eyes out and relieve himself on Breakker’s single IQ brain.

On January 5, bring the Vision, the Masked Man, or your dumb father and his dumber brother, because Breakker is going to need all the help he can find. When Breakker loses, Heyman will move on to the next big thing and the Vision will be doing TikTok videos. That’s going to leave Breakker with Dumb and Dumber, and it doesn’t take Steiner Math to know that GTS = 1-2-3. Punk was fired up and brought it here, as only he can.

Dominik Mysterio is ready to see Rey Mysterio get taken out tonight and Liv Morgan is ready for Raquel Rodriguez to win the Women’s Title. Morgan and Roxanne Perez can be out there with her, though Rodriguez respectfully says she wants to do this on her own. That’s fine with Morgan and Perez, who are going to win the Women’s Tag Team Titles.

Women’s Title: Raquel Rodriguez vs. Stephanie Vaquer

Vaquer is defending and Rodriguez trips her down to start. Rodriguez hammers away in the corner but Vaquer fights out, only for her high crossbody to be pulled out of the air. A hard slam gives Rodriguez two and we take a break. We come back with Vaquer avoiding a charge in the corner but getting pulled into the crossarm choke. That’s broken up and a dragon screw legwhip out of the corner takes Rodriguez down again.

Back up and some shoulders in the corner have Vaquer in trouble so she armbars Rodriguez over the ropes. That’s broken up as well and Vaquer is put down for two. The Vader Bomb has to be abandoned though and Vaquer gets in a knockdown of her own, setting up the Devil’s Kiss. Now the armbar over the ropes works a bit better and they head outside. Rodriguez can’t post Vaquer…and Nikki Bella jumps Rodriguez for the DQ at 8:46.

Rating: B-. Gah it was starting to get interesting and it’s time for Nikki Bella to be a thing all over again. Even if it makes sense, that hardly makes up for the fact that Bella feels like she is being shoehorned into just about everything. Hopefully this isn’t setting up a triple threat, as I’m almost scared of the idea of Bella being champion again.

Adam Pearce asks Paul Heyman who is under the mask. Heyman: “Seth Rollins. Becky Lynch. Nick Aldis. BRUNO SAMMARTINO! I DON’T KNOW!” Heyman has to go prep Logan Paul for his match and leaves. Rhea Ripley comes in and says she wants Asuka, which Pearce grants for next week.

Rey Mysterio runs into CM Punk, who will have Mysterio’s back tonight. Mysterio is appreciative.

AJ Styles and Dragon Lee were impressed by the Usos but they’re still the team to beat. They’re off to talk to Adam Pearce and here is Nikki Bella, who complains about not being appreciated for paving the road these women are walking on.

Here’s what’s coming next week.

Bayley praises Maxxine Dupri on her win and Dupri is off to ice her bleeding finger. Lyra Valkyria comes in and asks Bayley how she is. Bayley isn’t happy after losing to someone so young and she’s thinking Asuka might be on to something. Valkyria says that isn’t the Bayley she grew up watching. They shout at each other and call each other idiot and it seems to be ok.

Rey Mysterio vs. Logan Paul

Paul Heyman is here too. They circle each other to start until Mysterio gets in a few right hands. Mysterio is sent outside and goads Paul into a chase, which doesn’t go well for Paul. Back in and Paul slugs away before sending Mysterio hard into the corner. Some whipping with a belt has Mysterio in trouble and a shot to the knee cuts off his comeback attempt. A rather long Lionsault hits raised knees though and Paul is sent outside. Mysterio gets in a running seated senton off the apron and we take a break.

We come back with Paul missing a frog splash but jumping back up to the apron to drop Mysterio again. Mysterio catches him on top though and hammers away, setting up the super hurricanrana for two. A powerslam cuts Mysterio off but he escapes something that looked like a powerbomb. The 619 is cut off though and Paul grabs Three Amigos to really rub it in.

Mysterio manages to counter a superplex into a sunset bomb and the baseball slide puts Paul on the floor. A sliding splash connects and here comes the Vision. Cue CM Punk with a chair to cut them off but Heyman slips Paul the brass knuckles. The 619 makes Paul drop said knuckles but here is the Masked Man with a Stomp on the apron. That’s enough to set up the Superstar Splash to give Paul the pin at 14:58.

Rating: B. Mysterio is a great choice to work with Paul as they not only have chemistry, but Mysterio can make anyone look good. Paul is an athletic freak and gets a lot of the basic stuff, but he needs someone to help him through a longer match like this. The Masked Man interference continues to be interesting, though I’m almost worried about who is going to be revealed.

Post match the Masked Man gets on the apron for a staredown with Paul but here is Punk to chase him off with the chair. The Masked Man unmasks as….Austin Theory, now with a shaved head. Punk yells at him and gets speared down by Bron Breakker. With Punk down, Breakker says if Punk ever talks about his family like that again, it’ll be worse. The Theory reveal didn’t get much of a reaction, which shouldn’t be a surprise as he has been anything to be taken seriously in….years? Hopefully the fresh start helps him though, as the potential is absolutely there.

Overall Rating: B-. I liked the stuff with Gunther and I liked the opener/main event, but there was only so much in the middle to fill out the show. The Nikki Bella moment wasn’t good, Dupri vs. Nile was just ok, and even Usos vs. New Day was something we’ve seen A LOT over the years. I liked enough of it, but there were some really weak parts of this show. Then again, maybe that had to be the case given the rather rough work schedule this week. Not a bad show, but certain parts needed a lot of work.

Results
Usos b. New Day – 1D to Kingston
Maxxine Dupri b. Ivy Nile – Ankle lock
Raquel Rodriguez b. Stephanie Vaquer via DQ when Nikki Bella interfered
Logan Paul b. Rey Mysterio – Superstar Splash

 

 

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