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WWE Raw Results (12/15/25): Gunther Gloats About Cena Win, Austin Theory Revealed As Masked Man, Paul Pins Rey

Full results and highlights on this week's episode of WWE Raw featuring a new era without John Cena.
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Gunther
Gunther | WWE

A brand new era of WWE begins on this week's episode of Monday Night Raw.

Over the weekend, Gunther defeated John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event in what was Cena's final WWE match ever. Gunther won the match by making Cena give up, and will be on hand this week to address that victory.

What will Gunther have to say about retiring John Cena? What will we say about his future WWE plans now that Cena is gone? The world will find out on tonight's episode of WWE Raw.

The WWE Women's World Championship will be on the line this week. Stephanie Vaquer will defend her championship against Raquel Rodriguez. Last week, Vaquer talked about being a fighting champion, and she'll show off that moniker this week.

Rodriguez took out Nikki Bella last week on Raw and demanded a title shot. Will Vaquer be able to vanquish the much bigger challenger?

Also this week, a tag team rivalry will be renewed when The New Day face The Usos. The Usos claimed that their tag team was back in full force last week and they wanted to prove that by beating The New Day.

Will bad Uso luck continue to plague Jey, or will teaming with his brother Jimmy get him back on the winning side of momentum?

Another title match this week is for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship. After weeks of training with Natalya, Maxxine Dupri will put her belt on the line against Ivy Nile. Also, after getting slapped in the face by Rey Mysterio two weeks ago on Raw, Logan Paul will renew his rivalry with Mysterio in a singles match on this week's show.

Finally, CM Punk will appear live on this week's episode of Raw. What will Punk say ahead of his huge world championship match against Bron Breakker on January 5?

We'll find out during tonight's episode of WWE Raw.

CM Punk
WWE World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk | WWE

WWE Raw Results

-The WWE Raw broadcast opened up with a highlight video from this past weekend's Saturday Night's Main Event, which featured the final match in the career of John Cena.

-When the video was over, Gunther made his entrance and was loudly booed by the audience. Gunther stood on the announce table and on the turnbuckle as the audience loudly chanted "you suck."

-When Gunther could dodge the booing, he spoke and said he did what he said he was going to do and made John Cena give up. Gunther said when Cena tapped out, he did it like a little b***h. Gunther then left the ring. As he walked up the ramp, he paused and then went back in the ring and posed again as the audience booed.

-Again, Gunther stood on the announce table and said he made John Cena tap out like a little b***h. He yelled at the top of his lungs that he would forever be known as the man who made Jobn Cena give up.

-The camera followed Gunther through the back and to the locker room. There he ran into Akira Tozawa and Otis. They were disappointed in Gunther. He then ran into R-Truth, who called him a piece of trash. Adam Pearce then confronted him and asked if he was proud. He said he was and Pearce told him he was done for the night.

-Gunther walked outside and standing near his car with AJ Styles. Gunther asked if Styles had anything to say, but he didn't. He just moved out of the way and Gunther got in his car. Before driving off, Gunther mocked Cena's "you can't see me" wave.

-The Usos made their entrance and The New Day followed. When they both got to the ring, their renewed rivalry match began.

-The Usos defeated The New Day. Grayson Waller tried to get involved in the match and did on various occasions. Eventually, the referee caught him and kicked him out of ringside area. This gave The Usos the opportunity to hit their 1D finisher for the victory.

-The announce team discussed upcoming matches for WWE Raw on January 5 of the new year. Bron Breakker vs. CM Punk for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was confirmed and Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky vs. The Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships were announced.

-A vignette aired for Kabuki Warriors. They talked about their history with Iyo Sky, but said they would retain their championships on January 5.

-A video recapped The Vision taking out LA Knight last week on Raw. Backstage, Bronson Reed and Logan Paul gloated about beating him up. Bron Breakker leaned over and spoke to them and said he wanted to take out CM Punk.

-Paul mentioned the masked man and in response, Heyman said he was glad he had the help, but didn't know who it was. Breakker pulled Heyman aside and said that he wanted to take Punk out. Heyman said that wasn't a good idea because he needed Punk full strength on January 5. Breakker was frustrated, but agreed. He then agreed to help Logan Paul get ready for Rey Mysterio.

-Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky made their entrance were seemingly going to cut a promo. Before Ripley got in the ring, Asuka got her with the Green Mist. With Ripley blinded, The Kabuki Warriors attacked both Ripley and Sky. The slammed Sky back first into the ring steps and then were going to hit Ripley with the Insane Elbow. Sky jumped on top of Ripley and took the move to save her.

-Maxxine Dupri and Ivy Nile made their entrances. Official introductions were made and their WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship match began.

-Maxxine Dupri defeated Ivy Nile to retain the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship. Ivy Nile nearly had the match won thanks to a leg submission while on the top rope. In the end, Dupri utilized the ankle lock that she's been showcasing in hype videos and got the submission victory.

-Backstage, Adam Pearce told Je'Von Evans that he had his eye on him. They were then approached by El Grande Americano. Pearce made a match for next week between one El Grande Americano's team members and Evans.

-CM Punk made his entrance and cut a fired up promo. He said he was angry that he was left off Raw for two weeks. He addressed Bron Breakker and ran him down for having a low IQ brain like his Dad and uncle. Punk said that Breakker couldn't handle the 2025 version of CM Punk and said that Breakker didn't have the heart to beat him.

-Punk told Breakker that if he ever spoke about his wife again, their business would become personal. Punk said that he could bring all the help he wanted in the form of The Vision or the masked man, but it wouldn't help because he would walk out of Raw on January 5 as still the world champion.

-Backstage, The Judgment Day were hanging in their clubhouse. Dominik Mysterio said that JD McDonagh would miss time due to injury, but Liv Morgan reminded him of the positives from the night. She said their titles are coming back as Raquel Rodriguez would beat Stephanie Vaquer to win the world championship.

-Official introductions were made and the Raquel Rodriguez vs. Stephanie Vaquer WWE Women's World Championship match began.

-Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez ended in a no-contest when Nikki Bella interfered in the match. Bella attacked both Rodriguez and Vaquer.

-Adam Pearce chatted with Paul Heyman backstage. After, he was approached by Rhea Ripley. Ripley said she wanted Asuka in a match. Pearce agreed and made the match official for next week.

-CM Punk ran into Rey Mysterio backstage. Punk told Rey that he would have his back tonight during his match wtih Logan Paul. Mysterio thanked him.

-AJ Styles and Dragon Lee were interviewed backstage. They said they were ready for any team to face them and that they were heading to Adam Pearce to get a match made.

-Nikki Bella stormed into the shot and demanded to speak. She called herself a legend in the industry and said that Stephanie Vaquer and Raquel Rodriguez should shine her boots.

-Bayley congratulated Maxxine Dupri on retaining her IC title. Lyra Valkyria then asked her how she was feeling after losing to Sol Ruca at Saturday Night's Main Event. Bayley said she was down about it, but then Valkyria riled her up and called her an idiot. Bayley got angry and fired up and then with a smile Valyria said, "there she is."

-In the main event, Logan Paul defeated Rey Mysterio when the masked man interfered in the match on behalf of Paul. During the match, CM Punk fought off The Vision, but wasn't able to get back to the ring in time to fight off the masked man.

-After the match, Logan Paul asked the man who he was, but Punk did eventually run out. The masked man scurried into the crowd, but then revealed himself to be Austin Theory. The reveal distracted Punk, which allowed Bron Breakker to slide into the ring and drop him with a Spear.

-Breakker knelt down next to Punk and said that if ever talked about his family again, he'd make sure Punk never walks on his own two feet again. The show then went off the air.

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Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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