WWE Monday Night Raw 2/2/2026
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/wwe-monday-night-raw-1262026.html
We are in Philadelphia, PA. Corey Graves and Michael Cole are on commentary.
Bron Breakker comes out. He rips up the commentary table and throws chairs. He then knocks the table over and asks for the mic. He says Adam Pearce ruined his moment in The Rumble. The Vision come down to stop Bron and Bron says Pearce needs to come down. He says he will ruin his entire sow if he wants to ruin his Rumble. Heyman says this is Adam's fault. He says Adam Pearce had to approve visa's for everyone to go to The Rumble and he doesn't buy that he doesn't know who the masked man was. Bron says he will count to 3 to get Adam down here.
Adam Pearce comes out. He says Bron drew the number, not him. He says he doesn't know who the masked man is and says last time, it was Theory. Adam says he will make it right by letting him keep his job after the p!ss poor performance in The Rumble. Bronson Reed blocks Bron. LA Knight's music hits. LA beats up The Vision with a chair then leaves. Bron asks Heyman what they are doing and Bron heads to the back.
We see clips from The Rumble.
We see various wrestlers arrive.
Je'Von Evans vs El Grande Americano
This is the Kaiser Grande, not the Gable Grande. Grande has Rayo and Bravo with him.
GA throws his cape at Evans' head then stomps him. Evans hits shots in the corner then dropkicks him. Evans seated springboard headscissors him then dropkicks him. Evans misses a corner splash and is uppercutted out. Grande hits him outside and Evans chops back. GA is pulled over the top and Evans suicide dives him.
Evans grabs Rayo and takes a drive by kick by GA. GA lawn darts him into the post. GA back body drops him. We go to break and return. GA drops Evans' arm on the top rope then he double stomps it. GA short arm lariats him for 2.
Evans hits chops on GA and GA chops back. Evans hits forearms and chops. Evans totally misses a superkick then hits a 2nd one. GA hits chops then Evans spinning ddt's him. Evans superkicks him twice. Evans then does a corkscrew kick to the back. Evans corkscrew kicks him off the ropes.
GA cobra clutches him. Evans' springboard is caught. GA does a surfboard variation with a chinlock. Evans kicks the top buckle into GA. Evans botches a coast to coast dive. Bravo crotches Evans up top. Rayo gives Grande a weapon to load his mask with. The Original El Grande Americano comes out. Evans flying knees Grande and hits a double jump springboard cutter on him to win.
Thoughts: It was a little longer and slower than Evans' usual matches. He didn't get all of his big spot here. It was acceptable but not much more. The return of the Original Grande was the bigger story here and I'm curious as to where that goes.
Gunther comes out to AJ Styles' music and does his pose. His tron says "Career Killer" on it. Gun laughs in the ring. Gun says AJ found out like Cena and Goldberg that when you step in the ring with The Career Killer, your career and legacy dies.
Dragon Lee runs down to the apron and enzugiri's him. Lee crossbodies him off the top and hits mounted shots. Lee dropkicks him out then topes him. Lee flying headscissors him off the apron into the pose. Lee dropkicks Gun over the rail. Lee runs at him and is hit with the ring bell. Gun does a grounded sleeper on him. Officials then come and break it up. Gun puts a sleeper on Lee on the apron and he hangs off the apron with it. Lee is out and Gun walks off.
Paul Heyman goes up to Adam Pearce in the back. Paul tells him to book Bron Breakker vs LA Knight tonight. Adam says he can't as he walked LA out of the building for disrupting the show. Adam says Paul will do the same for Bron if he knows what is good for him. He then tells him to tell Reed he's facing Penta. Paul asks if Adam knows who he is speaking to and in what city. Adam says FAFO.
Bron Breakker is upset in the back and Paul tries to cool him off. Bron says he doesn't care.
The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik) vs Oba Femi
They say this is a tag match but Oba's partner never comes out. Oba lariats Erik and chops down Ivar. He hits corner euros on them then throws Erik on a backdrop. Oba spinebusters Ivar. Oba pop-up powerbombs Erik. Oba's theme then hits without a pin and this is over.
Thoughts: Well, at least The Raiders didn't lose. But then getting stomped like this didn't make them look good. This felt like something Vince would do.
We get a Finn Balor video. He says this business is built on respect and he has always worked that way. He says the respect he gives is never returned. He says the respect has never return. He says Adam Pearce told him The Rumble is full and says respect only gets you so far. He says he wants the World Title and doesn't think he's a bad guy. He says he doesn't think he's a bad guy but is willing to do bad things.
The Bella Twins come out. They insult the local sports team and says they haven't been together on Raw in 7 years. She says we are all happy Brie is back. Brie says she's happy to be back. Brie says she came back as they want in on the Women's Tag division. Brie says it's time they go for the WWE Women's Tag Titles.
Otis and Akira talk to Bert Kreischer in the back about his new show. Otis says their match vs The Uso's will be pure chaos. Maxxine Dupri comes in. Bert says he can't wait for Maxxine Dupri to take it to Natty. Max says she will break her ankle next week.
Penta vs Bronson Reed
The Vision minus Bron is out there. Penta hits chops on Reed. Reed corner splashes him then back elbows him. Reed headbutts Penta and hits shots to the gut. Reed stomps on Penta. Penta hits forearms and is knee'd in the gut. Penta goes up and over then he flying headscissors him. Penta hits forearms. Reed catches his springboard.
Penta dropkicks him out from behind then tope con hilos him outside. We go to break and return. Reed cranks Penta's head and is sent out. Penta goes for a dive and is forearmed. Reed uranage's him and sentons him for 2. Reed hits headbutts then stands on his chest.
Reed legdrops him and suplexes him. Reed elbow drops him for 2. Reed misses a senton. Penta hits chops and a superkick. Penta superkicks him in the knee then slingblades him. Penta springboard tornado ddt's him for 2. Reed headbutts him in the chest then powerslams him for 2. Penta does a backcracker for 2.
Theory gets on the apron. Penta superkicks him. Logan gets on the apron and is hit. Penta hits the ref in the process on accident. Penta top rope plancha's Theory and Logan outside. Reed death valley drivers him. Reed hits a top rope splash but the ref is down. Reed grabs a chair. LA Knight then hits a BFT on Reed on the chair. The Vision chase LA Knight through the crowd. Reed is then counted out.
Thoughts: What we got was okay but not much more. The finish was a little weak and there was just nothing too great here. Penta winning was a bit of a surprise.
We get a Stephanie Vaquer vs Raquel Rodriguez video.
Dominik Mysterio comes out. He says he only showed up to introduce Liv Morgan, the 2026 Royal Rumble winner. Liv says we are in the presence of the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time. She says we will have to wait to find out her Mania opponent. She says she will go to SD and assess her options. She says we crown a new women's champ tonight.
Liv brings out Raquel Rodriguez, who she eliminated at The Rumble. Raq says they have been celebrating Liv's victory all weekend but didn't address Liv eliminating her. Liv says she knows her better than anyone else. She says she knows Raq is not a selfish person. She says they both have title opportunities and a win for one is a win for all. Raq tells her to stay in the back tonight as it'll make her victory sweeter when she wins on her own. Stephanie Vaquer comes out and the segment ends.
Women's World Title - Philly Street Fight - Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs Raquel Rodriguez
RR rams her into the corner and hits corner spears. SV boots her out of the corner. RR throws her in the corner and hits shots. SV headscissors her into a pin attempt for 2. RR lariats her. RR slingshot jackhammers her.
SV pulls RR's throat down over the top rope. SV superkicks her twice. RR's bent over to the apron and SV knee drops her chest. SV springboard plancha's her outside. SV poses on the rails. SV grabs a table and RR runs her over. SV is sent into the rails. SV is caught off the steps and RR powerbombs her through a table.
We go to break and return. RR bangs SV's head off the post then kicks the steps into her legs against the post. SV's head is banged off the post. RR misses a chair shot against the post. SV hits her with a kendo stick.
RR hits SV with the commentary table top cover. SV misses a knee drop on the apron then SV is lawn darted into the post. A chair is put between the buckles but it falls down. SV hits her in the gut with a kendo stick. SV backdrops her. SV goes for the devil's kiss. RR electric chairs her and drops her throat first on the top rope. SV superkicks her for 2.
RR hits SV with a trash can to the head and RR rolls her up for 2. RR throws chairs in. She hits the ropes on one and is almost hit in the head with it as it bounces back. SV's top rope crossbody is caught and RR fallaway slams her onto chairs. RR misses a corkscrew elbow drop off the 2nd rope. SV hits a devil's kiss on her on a chair. SV then does the devil's kiss on the steps on RR.
We go to break and return. RR chops her down outside. SV kicks her in the gut and bangs her face off the steps. SV dragon screws her then knee drops her. RR has a meteora put on her head. SV meteora's her for 2. RR lariats her. RR boots a trash can into her face for 2.
RR running knees her in the gut. SV superkicks her. RR lariats her down. Liv Morgan comes down and hands RR a title belt. SV drives RR face first into a chair and dropkicks her onto the table. SV goes up top and Roxanne Perez joins her. RP is headbutted off the buckles through a table outside. RR and SV fight on the 2nd rope. SV hurricanrana's her onto the table. SV hits a skytwister press and wins.
Thoughts: SV won as expected here. This got a lot of time. They had some slip-up's here with the weapons falling on them or falling out of place at times. The match was fine and was mostly a hardcore battle without any blood. Liv and RP getting involved should lead to something with RR.
Liv hits oblivion on SV after.
We see Roman Reigns arrive in a car. Roman comes out to talk. He says he won his first title here and lost his last title here. He says he won his first Royal Rumble here too. He says he has a decision to make. He asks if he should go after the title he made. The crowd chants for Punk. He asks if they want him to go after Drew or Punk and the crowd wants Punk more.
CM Punk comes out. He talks in the camera. He says Finn Balor calls himself the baddest guy. He says he's the baddest guy when he's pushed and says Finn Balor will find out when he gets his hands on him. Roman complains and says he interrupted him. Punk says he's a visitor on his show. He says he's the champ and he calls the shots.
Punk says Roman has a big decision. Punk asks the fans if they want to Roman vs Drew or Punk. The crowd wants Roman vs Punk. He tells Roman to take the easy way out and pick Drew. Roman says he doesn't like Drew but says Punk is talking crazy. Roman tells Drew he is 4x bigger than him and had him crying over a plastic bracelet. Punk says they ran out of staples putting Drew back together when he was done with him. Punk says Roman beat him in the past but he beat him in Hell in a Cell. Roman tells him to take a number. Roman says he beat Drew for 3 years straight. Punk asks him and how many of his cousins.
Roman says he should watch how he takes care of his family. Roman says his family is the only reason this show is where its at and the only reason Punk had a show to come back to. Punk says he's sorta right but he manipulated a lot of people in thinking he's the great messiah. He says all he did was hold the company hostage though.
Punk says he was champ for 434 days with Heyman by his side and asks if it sounds familiar. He says Roman followed in his footsteps. He says Roman was champ longer but just because he did it longer, doesn't mean he did it better. He says Roman chooses to be a part timer and Punk says he chooses to go see the fans and say things like, "doesn't it feel great to be alive in Philadelphia". He says he chooses to be a fighting champ and chose to bring him in this company. He says Roman chose to follow in his footsteps and learned from the best.
Punk says Roman can face a guy he can beat or the guy who is the best in the world that he can't touch. He says he can make Drew the man or face the man who made the title in his absence as the heavyweight champ of the world. Roman says Punk makes all these towns as he had a 10 year vacation. Roman laughs at the idea of learning from him. Roman says he only learned what not to do. He calls him Phil and says Punk wouldn't be here without him. Roman says they asked him when they wanted to bring Punk back.
Roman says he will never forget Punk running his mouth on his podcast and making his life harder. He says he took his wiseman, brainwashed his cousins and almost brainwashed him. He says he shook his hand at Wargames and Punk mocked him. Roman says he could pick him because he's on the biggest show or on Netflix. He says he's picking him because he always hated him and says Punk will acknowledge him.
Thoughts: There you go, there's your Wrestlemania main event. It was a good segment and gave us some good reasons to care about this feud. We got a long way to go though until Mania and I'm curious how they will fill the time until then as they basically said everything they needed to here. They totally buried Drew here, just like they did with Seth last year. Wrestling may be fake, but the burials are real and Drew got buried 10 feet deep here. At least he's a heel. I would think this also confirmed that Drew will end up fighting Cody in the other title match as I can't see Cody out of the main event picture and I don't know who else Drew would have to fight. Punk/Roman is probably the biggest match WWE has left next to Punk/Cody.
Overall thoughts: It was an okay show overall with the final segment being the high point of the night that set up the Wrestlemania main event. That segment is pretty much a must see just for that. We only had 4 matches otherwise. Vaquer/Raquel was alright but not great but there wasn't a lot else to choose from for match of the night. They did a lot of storyline work with LA Knight continuing his feud with The Vision, Liv/Raquel having issues, Dragon Lee setting up a match with Gunther, the two Grande's going at it and more of the Pearce vs The Vision feud. I'd give it a 6 out of 10. Check out the final segment and skip the rest.
