WWE Monday Night Raw 2/9/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 2/9/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/wwe-monday-night-raw-222026.html

We are in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We see CM Punk arrive with AJ Lee. Becky Lynch follows them and gets upset. We see various wrestlers hang out. 

Michael Cole tells us Bron Breakker will be out of action indefinitely after an injury.

Becky Lynch comes out. Becky says there's only so much disrespect she can take. She says she was going to talk about Royal Rumble corruption then said she saw AJ in the back.

AJ Lee comes out. Becky asks what she's doing here on her show. AJ says she's not here for her, she's here to support Maxxine. Becky says she tries to act cute but it's not. She says she's like a little chihuahua that keeps barking. She says AJ is ruining her life. AJ says she beat her twice and cost her the title. She says Becky won her title back, so it's like water under the bridge. Becky says there's no water or bridge. 

Becky asks if she wants to fight her in Chicago. AJ says Becky is either having a nervous breakdown or wants to face her. She says she hasn't had a singles match in over a decade. She says it would have to be special and worth it. She say Becky's one of the best of all time. She says if she beats her, does it make her lucky or better than her? She says it would make her #1 contender for Becky's title. Becky says no. 

AJ says no title, no match. Becky agrees to a match. She says if AJ thought she was held down by the man before, she has no idea what she is in for. She says welcome to the big time.

We see The Vision walk around. The Uso's say to hit their music and walk through the crowd. 

World Tag Titles - The Uso's (Jey and Jimmy Uso) vs Alpha Academy (Otis and Akira Tozawa)

Jey and Otis shake hands. Otis shoves him off the lock up. Otis waistlock takedowns him. Otis shoulders him over. Jey is held for an Akira dropkick. Jimmy flying punches Akira in the corner. Akira boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope diving headscissors him. Akira corkscrew kicks him.

Akira enzugiri's Jey. Otis throws Akira out onto The Uso's outside. We go to break and return. Akira is popped up and ddt's Jey. Otis and Jimmy tag in. Otis shoulders him over then knocks Jey over. Jimmy punches Otis and takes a bad back body drop. Otis catches Jimmy off the 2nd rope and slams him for 2. Otis corner splashe Jimmy. 

Jey blocks a caterpillar. Otis takes a double superkick. Otis double lariat The Uso's. Akira top rope double dropkicks The Uso's. Akira topes The Uso's. Akira top rope sentons an Uso for 2. 

Jimmy superkicks Akira and Otis. Otis takes a double superkick. Otis is hit with a 3D and pinned.

Thoughts: It didn't quite enough to be great here but it was alright. Both Uso's took some hard bumps here. They were the favorites and won as expected. Jimmy botched a back body drop and landed hard here. Jimmy busted his mouth open in this.

Byron interviews The Uso's after. He asks what's next for them on the road to Wrestlemania. Jimmy says they will remain the best tag team. Jimmy tells Jey to qualify and win The Chamber then go back to being main event Jey Uso.

Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan come out. Dom gives Liv flowers and candy and says it's to the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time. Liv says she is the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time. She says she put Jade and Vaquer on notice. She says whoever she picks will lose their title on the grandest stage of them all. 

Stephanie Vaquer comes out. SV says Liv talks too much. She talks in Spanish and Liv asks Dom what was said. Dom talks in Spanish to SV. Liv has a "hot girls love Dom" shirt. She says she could give it to SV but says she's not qualified enough for it. SV says she hopes Liv picks her so she can kick her @ss at Mania. Liv calls her a puta, SV gets mad then slaps Dom down.

Rhea Ripley does a video. She says she's in there alone tonight. Ivy Nile says she's the only who is built for the Elimination Chamber. Lyra say she walked out with 2 titles last year. The girls make their claims as to why they will win tonight. 

Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Rhea Ripley vs Lyra Valkyria vs Ivy Nile

Ivy forearms Lyra out. Ivy forearms RR. RR dropkicks Ivy as she comes off the 2nd rope. Lyra cradles RR. Lyra cartwheels over RR. Ivy germans both opponents at once. RR electric chair drops Ivy face first on the apron outside. Lyra headscissors RR through the ropeso n the floor. We go to break and return.

Ivy is in tree of woe. Lyra double stomps her from the non-buckles side. Lyra goes for a superplex and Ivy spiders germans Lyra (and RR) down. Ivy hits flying kicks on her opponents in the corner. RR lariats Ivy then drops her chest first on the mat. RR low dropkicks her. Lyra rolls RR up for 2.

Lyra rolls up RR for 2. Lyra is in the electric chair. Ivy goes for a top rope bulldog, gets nothing and Lyra is dropped face first into the mat. Ivy release germans RR. Lyra cradles Ivy then step up enzugiri's her. Lyra is flipped and ddt's RR. Ivy gets a 2 count on RR.

Lyra and Ivy trade kicks. Ivy swinging side slams Lyra for 2. Ivy sits on Lyra's back with the dragon sleeper. RR breaks it up. Ivy backcrackers RR. Lyra rolls Ivy into a cradle shock for 2. RR hits rip tide on Lyra and wins.

Thoughts: Rhea won as expected here. They tried and mostly had an athletic match but they had some sloppy moments here. I don't know what happened on the electric chair bulldog spot. Rhea took a stiff looking release german. 

Dom, Raquel and Liv talk in the back. Raq asks Dom to check on Finn. Dom tells Finn JD will come back soon, they will get the tag titles and things will be ok. Finn says he wants the World title from Punk. Dom says Finn's window may be closed with Mania coming up. Finn says he's tired of being an afterthought. 

Michael Cole talks in the ring. Finn Balor comes out and takes the mic from him. Finn says everyone is forgetting that he left the champ wounded in the ring 2 weeks ago like a wounded dog. He says CM Punk is hurt and he's the one who hurt him. He says he's tired of being an afterthought and with being pushed around. He says he wants Punk and the title at Elimination Chamber. He says Punk beat him at home and he will beat him on his home turf.

Adam Pearce comes out and says no. He says they are not conducting business like this and says he had his shot and it's too late. Adam asks him to leave or he will be escorted out.

CM Punk comes out and argues with Adam. Finn gets on the commentary table and Punk gets on the apron. Punk say Finn is the first thought, not an afterthought. He says Finn doesn't deserve a title shot but an @ss beating. He challenges him to come in the ring. Finn tells him to put the title on the line. Punk says let's go right now. Adam says no. Punk says Adam gives him what he wants or he chases after Finn all show long. Punk tells Adam to make it official. Adam makes the match at Elimination Chamber. The crowd boos as they wanted it tonight. Finn is then escorted out. 

Punk asks Cole if he had a question for him. Cole asks what he is doing and asks why he would jeopardize one of the great Mania main events for that. Punk says he's building something and chasing greatness. He says he's being the fighting champ the people want to see. He says he's trying to be better everyday and says he will fight anyone at any time. He says without risk, there's no great reward. He says he knows it could end at any time and says that won't happen. 

He says Roman hates him but he doesn't believe it. He says Roman hates that he can't do a thing to stop it. He says Mania ends with his hand raised. 

The Vision come up to Adam Pearce in the back as he talks to security. Heyman says he's more worthy of an adversary than he gave him credit for. He says he's more savvy and says he pushed Bron's buttons. He says Bron lifted too much and got a hernia that put him out. He says that's Adam's responsibility and accountability. Adam says he's the GM of Raw and says Bron is the key to the future of WWE. He says nobody wants him back faster but says what's done is done. He says Theory has a Chamber qualifier tonight vs Penta and Knight. Adam tells them not to even think of getting involved. He says consider it a threat. Logan asks what he will do about if they get involved. Logan says he's the biggest start to ever come out of Cleveland and says Adam will do nothing. Reed then pulls him off. He says Adam isn't Logan's problem, he's his problem now.

Nattie vs Maxxine Dupri

Nattie is Natalya. She has shootfighting gear on.

Nat tries to take her down and Max rolls into an ankle lock on her. Nat punches her down. Max takes her down and spinning high kicks her. Max ankle locks her outside. Nat pushes her into the steps and sends her into the post. Max is thrown onto the commentary table. Nat flapjacks her on the commentary table. Nat hits mounted shots there and the ref rings the bell.

Thoughts: What we got of this was fine with both girls upping the pace and Nat getting rough.

Nat sharpshooters her on the commentary table. AJ Lee comes out and Nat backs off. AJ helps Max walk. Becky Lynch shows up and sends AJ into the post. 

LA Knight does a video. He says he sees The Vision everywhere and says they put him out. He says he needs to take them out piece by piece and says Bron took himself out. He says Theory drew the short straw and will eat one tonight. He says he will take his opportunities away and take away everything he can. He says he will beat the heads off of every one of them.  

Los Americanos (Rayo and Bravo Americano) vs Je'Von Evans and Original El Grande Americano

OGA is Evans' surprise partner.

Rayo hits Evans from behind and side headlocks him. Evans slides under him and dropkicks him. Evans kips down out of a lariat, kips up and cutters him. Evans forearms Bravo then seated springboard headscissors him. Evans dropkicks Bravo.

Evans flips over Bravo off the ropes. Rayo pulls Evans out and Bravo baseball slides him. OGA top rope double diving lariats Los Americanos. Los Americanos then take stereo lariats over the top.

We go to break and return. Evans double jump corkscrew swantons Bravo. OGA and Rayo get in. OGA flying double chops Rayo then overhead belly to belly suplexes him. OGA germans Rayo then back body drops Bravo before he germans Rayo. OGA hits a double german on his opponents.

Evans springboard lariats Bravo. He then corkscrew kicks Rayo off the ropes. Rayo headbutts Evans on the apron. OGA koppo kicks Rayo. Grande II pushes OGA off the top. Bravo comes off the top and Evans dives off the top and cutters him in mid-air. Evans suicide dives outside and OBA flying headbutts Brvo off the top to win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter and entertaining tag with a lot of flying. Evans' team won as expected. The mid-air cutter spot was really cool. We have such a neat dynamic here with OGA being the heel in Mexico and the face here and Grande II being the heel here but the face in Mexico.

Evans and OGA celebrate after. Grande II lariats both and tries to take off OGA's mask. OGA lariats him then tries to take off his mask. Grande II's buddies save him.

Penta does a video, mostly in Spanish. Theory says he has won The Chamber before and will win it again. LA Knight says he's focused on hurting Theory. Theory says The Vision will cement their spot at Mania. Penta says when he wins, he will be in the main of Mania. 

We get an Oba Femi video. He says men fear change and people hold onto what once was. He says change is inevitable. He says if you don't adapt, you perish. He says change is here and says change has sent Oba Femi.

Gunther is interviewed by Byron. He says he couldn't care less about Dragon Lee. Gunther says his road to Mania should have started when he dragged Goldberg behind the barn. He says the result will be the same in his Elimination Chamber qualifier next week as he will walk out of Mania as the champ. 

Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Penta vs Austin Theory vs LA Knight

Theory is double teamed to start. Penta does his handstand pendulum dropkick on Theory in the corner. Penta rolls up LA for 2. Theory is double lariated over the top. LA rolls up Penta for 2. LA shoulders Penta over. Penta flying headscissors LA. Penta tope con hilos LA outside. Theory pulls LA's throat over the top then rolls into a dropkick on him. Penta is thrown into the steps.

We go to break and return. LA neckbreakers Theory off a neckbreaker attempt. LA jawbreakers Penta and is pulled over the top. Penta springboard lariats LA. Theory suplexes Penta for 2. Penta chops Theory and Theory footpresses Penta down.

Theory spinebusters Penta for 2. LA flying shoulders Theory then lariats him fast over the top. Theory's head is banged off the commentary table top many times. Penta goes to tope and LA hits him. Penta's head is banged off the commentary table. Theory then gets it.

Theory rolls up LA for 2. LA is tripped into the buckles face first. Theory rolls and is hit with a backdrop. Penta top rope crossbodies his 2 opponents. Penta slingblade facebusters LA. Penta up and over backcrackers Theory for 2. Penta superkicks LA.

We get a tower of doom spot with Theory sending the other 2 down. LA reverse ddt's Theory. LA double jump elbow drops Theory. The Vision come out. LA boots them away then dropkicks Logan through the ropes. Reed running bodyblocks LA then elbow drops him. Reed top rope splashes LA. Adam Pearce comes down with security and kicks Reed out. Theory curbstomps LA for 2 when Penta pulls him out. Theory back body drops Penta onto the commentary table. The masked man superkicks Theory and curb stomps him. He throws Theory in then is chased by The Vision. LA hit a BFT on Theory and pins him.

Thoughts: LA won when he should have won here. It was an okay 3 way with a lot of sheanigans with the masked man, The Vision and Adam Pearce. 

Paul and Pearce talk and LA says to send his men a message.

We then get a graphic for Jim Shank, who passed. He was a WWE production worker.

Overall thoughts: We've got all kinds of feuds and directions cooking right now and that makes for good TV. Everything we got wrestling wise on this show was fine and I think I liked the Evans tag best. I'd give this a 7 out of 10 and I thought it was a good show.