WWE Monday Night Raw 2/16/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 2/16/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/wwe-monday-night-raw-292026.html

We are in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out. 

The Uso's come out through the crowd. Paul Heyman interrupts on the mic with The Vision. Logan tells the crowd to shut up and talks about selling a Pokemon card for $16 million dollars last night. He says he wants to host a show in the most beautiful city in the US and says this is not it.

We see clips of The Masked Man from last week. Theory says that match was his to win. Adam Pearce comes out and says let's talk about this like adults. Theory says they will do it now. Theory says he won the match last week and Pearce screwed him out of it. Adam says they would have had security take care of it if it wasn't for them. Heyman says he wants Reed in the Elimination Chamber and they will leave. Adam says he can be in The Chamber if he wins his qualifier next week. 

LA Knight then comes out. LA says the masked man was Theory and now he's getting screwed by himself. LA says Theory's dreams of qualifying are gone. He then prays for Reed to get in The Chamber so he can kick him in his @ss 40,000 times. Logan brings up Reed putting him through a car and LA insults him. LA calls The Vision turdstains and tells Pearce not to let them live. LA asks for a trios match with him and The Uso's vs The Vision. Pearce says it starts now.

LA Knight and The Uso's (Jimmy and Jey Uso) vs The Vision (Logan Paul, Austin Theory and Bronson Reed)

We join this in progress. LA stomps and running knees Logan. Logan kicks him then LA lariats Theory. LA yanks on the arm. Theory hits shots on Jimmy in the corner. Jimmy goes up and over then superkicks him in the gut. Jimmy uppercuts him.

Theory takes a double back elbow and a double elbow drop. Theory boots LA and punches him. Theory boots him off the ropes. LA takes a high/low from Reed and Theory. LA takes shots to the gut and Logan kneels on LA's neck on the 2nd rope. 

Logan hits mounted forearms on LA. Logan gutwrench suplexes him for 2. Theory hits punches on LA. LA fights out of the corner and is held for a Reed splash. Reed hits a world's strongest slam and elbow drops him.

We go to break and return. Reed blocks LA's tag. LA hits punches. Reed uranage's and sentons him. LA avoids a senton. Theory misses a corner charge. Jey is tagged in. He jumping lariats Logan then hits punches. Jey hits punches and corner hip attacks him. Jey hits a big spear on Logan for 2. 

Theory is lariated over the top and then LA BFT's him on the floor. Reed spears LA through the timekeeper's rail. Logan zig zag's Jey for 2. Jey superkicks Logan. Logan takes a double superkick and a 3D for 2. Reed headbutts Jey out. Reed topes The Uso's outside. Jey is thrown over the commentary table. 

Logan hits the knockout punch on Logan. Reed top rope splashes Jimmy and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag but nowhere near great. I was a bit surprised to see The Vision win for some reason here. I was surprised to see Reed hit a tope.

Logan grabs Cole's headset and tells him to watch The Vision work. The Masked Man then curbstomps Logan on the commentary table.He then runs from Reed.

Adam Pearce finds a wooden box in the back that says not to open it until 2/28/2026. He asks a delivery man about it (it's Eli Knox of EPW). Adam asks what's in it and Eli says he doesn't know and didn't open it. Eli asks what he wants him to do? Adam says to put it on the truck and let Aldis deal with it on Smackdown.

Los Americanos then come up to Adam. Grande talks in Spanish and complains about Elimination Chamber qualifying. Grande asks him to give him something and asks for an IC Title match. Adam says everyone wants one. He says he won't just give him a title match but will give him a chance to earn one tonight.

Nattie, Bayley and Asuka talk about their Chamber qualifier tonight and all of them talk about whythey will win. Nattie shows off her "Legend" mouthguard.

Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Bayley vs Nattie vs Asuka

Nat misses a charge and Bay forearms Asuka down. Nat takes down Bay and pounds on her. Nat is sent out. Bay back elbows Asuka then snapmares her. Bay sliding lariats Asuka. Nat surfboards Bay. Nat and Asuka hit shots on each other. Asuka slap flurries her and takes a german. Asuka high kicks Nat and Bay sunset bombs Asuka into the buckles. Bay dropkicks Asuka under the bottom buckle. Nat catapults Bay into the post. 

We go to break and return. Bay boots Nat out of the corner and 2nd rope elbow drops her on the neck for 2. Nat is in tree of woe and Bay springboard elbow drops her. Bay superplexes Asuka for 2. They all trade shots on their knees. Nat hits Bay from behind and sends her out. Nat lariats Asuka from the ropes. Asuka running back elbows her. Nat spinning lariats Asuka. Bay backdrops Nat.

Bay top rope elbow drops Asuka. Nat german Bay on the apron. Asuka grounded chickenwings Nat. Nat turns it into a pin attempt. Asuka chest kicks her then Nat hits a sitout powerbomb for 2. Nat sharpshooters Asuka. Bay flying knees Nat the cutters her over the 2nd rope. Bay belly to belly suplexes Asuka for 2. 

Bay backslides Asuka for 2. Asuka does the chickenwing on her and submits her.

Thoughts: It was a decent three-way. Nattie hit a stiff sitout powerbomb here and Asuka hit a stiff german. This worked out a lot better than I expected and I liked it. 

Maxxine Dupri attacks Nat from behind her and pounds on her. Officials come to break it up.

Adam Pearce says Aldis offered Oba Femi a contract and now he is too. He says his offer is better than Aldis'. Oba says he needs time to decide. Oba then runs into Rusev and they stare down. Oba is a lot bigger than him.

We see clips of a sitdown interview with Liv Morgan and Michael Cole. Dom interrupts. Liv says she's not going to reveal who she will face yet at Mania. She says she will take her time. Stephanie Vaquer comes in and talks Spanish only for a few minutes. She then leaves. Liv is upset, walks off and cries.

Thoughts: It was a complete waste of a segment since most people including myself have no idea what Vaquer said.

CM Punk comes out to talk. He says the people are happy to see him but Adam Pearce told him he's jeopardizing the main event of Wrestlemania. He says he's just making everything better. He says the people deserve a fighting champ. He says Balor didn't deserve the next title shot, but he earned it for jumping him. He says he ruined the last time he got to fight AJ Styles. 

Punk says he does thing that p!sses people. Finn Balor comes out. Dom and JD follow Finn out. They surround the ring. Finn says they didn't come out here to fight. Finn says to be the best in the world, you gotta train with the best catch wrestler, train with the best luchadores and survive the toughest dojos in Japan. He says you also gotta show up your first night on Raw and beat Roman Reigns. Finn says by that definition, the best in the world is standing in front of him. 

Punk says he knows who he is..he knows who he was. He says Finn did some great things by himself and didn't see Judgment Day with him in Japan and Mexico. He says Finn used to mean something. Punk says Judgment Day has been an anchor around Finn's neck and dragged him down to their level. Punk says JD needs help getting in the ring because his head's so big and says Dom has 2 titles but never defends them. He says he doesn't believe they didn't come out here to jump him. He tells them to jump him and turns around. 

Punk says he's the best in the world and doesn't need anyone's help to prove it. He says maybe Finn does need the help. Punk throws the mic at him. 

Byron interviews Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky. Rhea says the road to Mania is always a battle and Friday was not exception. She says Nia and Lash got carried away and didn't take their tag titles. Iyo says they will be ready for Elimination Chamber. The Kabuki Warriors come in. Sane says The Chamber is over as Asuka is in it. She says they will make sure they never win. Asuka interrupts her. Asuka then yells at Iyo and Rhea and says they are not ready for The Chamber.

#1 Contender to the Intercontinental Title - El Grande Americano vs Penta

They lock up. GA piefaces him in the corner. Penta shoves him and they chop each other. Penta superkicks him and GA uppercuts him. Penta backcrackers him. GA headbutts him. Penta springboard lariats him. We go to break and return.

Penta crossbodies him and slingblade facebusters him. Penta handstand pendulum dropkicks him in the corner for 2. GA does a surfboard variation him and Penta turns it into a pin attempt. GA rolling death valley drivers him for 2. 

GA walks up the buckles, gets caught and takes a driver for 2. GA flying headbutts him for 2. GA has Bravo hand him a weapon. Bravo is pulled under the ring. Original Grande then appears and hits a chaos theory on Rayo. OG hiptosses Bravo on the commentary table. Penta springboard canadian destroyers Grande and pins him.

Thoughts: We knew Original Grande was getting in on this and he did. What we got was fine here and it was probably what you would expect.

OG punches Grande II after. He back body drops him then hits a chaos theory german. OG then wants to pull the mask off but Grande II is carried away by his buddies.

Dom consoles Liv in the back. Raquel is with them and tries to get Liv to come out with her. JD and Finn talk. JD says Punk got into Finn's head and is he's playing into his head. JD says they had Punk surrounded and could have sent him to The Chamber more hurt than he is. He says he's trying to help him become chamber. Finn says if he wants to help, let him do this alone. Dom says he still has a match but neither of them are paying attention.

AJ Lee comes out. She says she walked out for moral support last week and came out the #1 contender to the Women's IC Title. She said Becky Lynch reminded her this is serious business when she banged her head off the post. She says she hasn't had a singles match in a decade yet alone a title match. She said the last time she had a title match, things looked different here. She brings up the old Divas Title and said she loved the title. She says she made it.

She says there's a women's division before her and after. She talks about all the girls she wants to fight but says all roads lead back to Becky. She says she doesn't know why Becky doesn't like her and implies jealousy. She says she gave her a 10 year head start and she still hasn't caught up. She says she's not mad at her, she's grateful. She says maybe she can show she is still a champion. She says she walked out of Chicago victorious but will walk out of Mania champ. She says she's got something for Becky's @ss if she wants to come out.

Becky Lynch comes out. She says this is an opportunity for AJ to grab her family and friends and get a send off. She says she can have the retirement match she never had and doesn't deserve. She says AJ's gift was leaving. She says she made history for 10 years while AJ made comics. She says if she makes it through Elimination Chamber, she can make a comic about the time she went against the best of all time. She says maybe that comic will sell. AJ tells her to come in and says they can throw hands right now. She says, "Let's go Becky booboo".

Becky asks if she looks stupid. She says she can come in and she will give her the first shot. AJ dares her to hit her and Becky doesn't. She says AJ wants her to beat her up so she can't make it to Elimination Chamber. Becky then walks off and says she doesn't fight in Memphis. 

Adam Pearce talks to a guard in the back. He then talks to The Vision. Theory asks he will let that happen to Logan. Heyman tells him to go back to the jet. Heyman tells Adam this is on him. Adam says the masked man is just as big of a problem for him as it is for them. Reed says he solves problems and when he catches him, the problem will be solved. He says when he wins The Chamber, that will be solved too. 

Next week has a tribute to AJ Styles. 

They said the Liv interview will be translated on WWE.com.

Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Gunther vs Je'Von Evans vs Dominik Mysterio

Gun blocks Evan's takedown and chops him in the corner. Dom chops Evans and tells Gun he is helping him out. Evans dropkicks both opponents. Gun crabs him. Dom chops Gun and Gun chops him down. Evans hits dropkicks on Gun. Evans flying headscissors Dom then chops him in the corner. Evans tries a seated springboard and Gun chops him down. Gun throws Dom out and sends him into the rails. Evans suicide dives Gun over the top, sending him into the timekeeper's area.

We go to break and return. Dom chinlocks Evans. Dom grabbed a hammer during the break. Dom throws Evans down backwards. Gun sleepers Dom from the apron. Evans superkicks Gun. Evans flying forearms Dom twice. Evans does a wild bottom rope springboard corkscrew kick on Dom and spinning backdrops him for 2. Gun chops Evans down. Gun powerbombs Dom onto Evans. Evans hurricanrana's him for 2.

Gun lariats Evans. Gun powerbombs him for 2. Gun kicks his opponents and chops both down. Gun chops Evans down. Evans high kicks Gun. Evans corkscrew kicks Dom off the ropes. Evans flying knees Gun for 2. Gun gets his knees up on Dom's top rope splash. Evans springboard crossbodies Gun. Gun sleepers Evans and Evans jawbreakers out. Evans is caught with a sleeper on the mat. Dom top rope frogsplashes Gun's back. Dom is lariated by Gun. 

Evans backdrops Evans. Gun grabs the hammer and Dragon Lee jumps off the apron and hits Gun with the ring bell. Dom dropkicks Evans into the ropes and 619's him. Dom misses a splash off the top. Evans double jump os cutters Dom and pins him.

Thoughts: Evans winning was a surprise here. I was sure Gun was winning this. Evans should provide some nice spots in The Chamber, but he's not winning it. It was an entertaining match with a lot of flying around and Gun hitting stuff shots.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay Raw. There was nothing great here but it made sense and we had a lot of okay stuff going on. The main was maybe the best thing on here but not by that much. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 but I think you can skip this.