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Rhea Ripley, CM Punk And More Announced For January 12 WWE Raw

The brand new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY, are set to kick-off Monday Night Raw on January 12.
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IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley
IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley | Netflix

No alleged Chris Jericho teases this week, but Raw General Manager Adam Pearce has taken to social media to release his rundown for Monday night's show in Dusseldorf, Germany.

When WWE's flagship show goes live at a special start time of 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on Netflix, it will be Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY kicking off the broadcast. The brand new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions will take a victory lap after their win over the Kabuki Warriors last week, and they will not be the only superstars that fans in Deutschland will hear from.

CM Punk successfully retained his World Heavyweight Championship a week ago when he survived his match against Bron Breakker. The Best in the World will be live on Raw to address what is next for him, with the Royal Rumble just a few short weeks away. Also, Raquel Rodriguez is set to explain her vicious assault on Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer.

As for the action inside of the ring, we already knew that Gunther and AJ Styles would face each other for the first time ever, but one other match has now been made official for the show.

After they joined forces to chase The Vision away from last Monday's World Heavyweight Championship Match, Penta and Dragon Lee will team up to battle Austin Theory and Big Bronson Reed and each team will have a WWE Hall of Famer in their corner — Rey Mysterio and The Oracle Paul Heyman.

More matches and segments are expected to be announced prior to the show going on the air Monday afternoon. Check back early tomorrow morning for our complete Monday Night Raw preview here on The Takedown on SI.

WWE Raw Card for Jan. 12 (announced):

AJ Styles vs. Gunther
AJ Styles vs. Gunther | WWE
  • Gunther vs. AJ Styles
  • Penta & Dragon Lee w/ Rey Mysterio vs. Bronson Reed & Austin Theory w/ Paul Heyman
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY kick-off the show
  • We'll hear from World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk
  • We'll hear from Raquel Rodriguez following her attack of Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer

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Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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