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WWE Raw Results, Highlights and Live Blog (1/26/26)

Full results and highlights from the Royal Rumble go-home episode of WWE Raw.
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It's Royal Rumble week for WWE and this week's episode of WWE Raw on Netflix will feature some of the last-minute hype going into the Road to WrestleMania this weekend.

AJ Styles secured a victory over Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event over the weekend and will look to ride that wave of momentum into his match against Gunther at the Royal Rumble. If he doesn't, the WWE career of Styles will be over.

Styles is scheduled to address the WWE Universe on Raw this week ahead of his potential retirement at the Royal Rumble this weekend. What will Styles say about wrestling his final match? What will Gunther have to say back to Styles? Will the two rivals come to blows? We'll find out this week on WWE Raw.

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After being suspended two weeks ago for putting his hands on Raw General Manager, Adam Pearce, Bron Breakker will return to the show this week for a meeting with Pearce.

Paul Heyman has sworn to Pearce that Breakker would behave himself, but that isn't necessarily encouraging given Breakker's history. What is Breakker's reasoning for this meeting? Does it have Royal Rumble implications?

Speaking of Bron Breakker, the last man to beat him was the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk. Will Punk have any direction or impact on the Royal Rumble? We'll find out this week on Raw.

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The women's tag division in WWE has been on fire throughout the last few months. At Saturday Night's Main Event, Rhiyo successfully retained their titles against The Judgment Day. They also got new opponents and challengers in Giulia and Kiana James. Will the new contenders be on hand?

Moving the men's tag team division, by the end of this week's episode of WWE Raw, we'll have new number one contenders for the WWE World Tag Team Championships. The New Day will face Alpha Academy, American Made, and Los Americanos in a fatal four-way match. The winner of this match will get a title match against The Usos for the World Tag Team Championships.

Here are tonight's results for Monday Night Raw.

WWE Raw Results:

-Stephanie Vaquer, The New Day, and The Vision were shown arriving to the building. After, Michael Cole welcomed the audience to the show and AJ Styles made his entrance.

-Styles addressed Gunther and said that he wasn't going anywhere for a long time. Styles said that 2026 would be his retirement year, but that he wasn't planning on retiring yet. He said 2025 was year of John Cena, so why couldn't 2026 be the year of AJ Styles. Styles said he had people he wanted to wrestle one more time and that he wanted to win the world title one more time. Styles said that Gunther was good, but not phenomenal. Styles paused and CM Punk made his entrance.

-Punk said that he Styles had known each other for 20 years and that in 2026, it was all respect between them. Punk then asked Styles what he was doing. He said that Styles had plenty of gas in the tank and told him the stakes on Saturday against Gunther were too high.

-Styles questioned Punk and frustratedly asked him if he didn't think he could beat Gunther. Punk confirmed that wasn't what he was saying, but also said that if it doesn't go his way on Saturday, Punk and Styles won't be able to wrestle in a WWE ring.

-Styles called Punk disrespectful and Punk said he was only selfish. The crowd started to chant "fight tonight." Styles said he could beat Gunther at the Royal Rumble and could beat Punk tonight. The crowd roared. Styles suggested that if beats Punk tonight and Gunther on Saturday, he would be the number one contender for the title. Punk then said that if they wrestle on the show, it would be for the world championship. Punk then said "sounds like we have a main event" and left the ring.

-Michael Cole and the announce team begged Raw GM Adam Pearce to make the match. They then tossed the show to a full recap of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event from this past weekend.

-The Judgment Day made their entrance and were followed by Iyo Sky, Stephanie Vaquer, and Rhea Ripley. Once they got to the ring, their six-person tag team match began.

-Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, and Stephanie Vaquer defeated Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez. Vaquer took out Rodriguez with a huge flying cross body. In the ring, The Judgment Day tried to work on Ripley's knee, but it wasn't enough. Ripley hit Perez with the Riptide for the victory.

-A recap video aired that highlighted last week's WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between CM Punk and Finn Balor. Punk was shown backstage and Balor stopped him. Balor said he wanted to be champion, but that things didn't go to plan. Balor said he didn't win, but that Punk was a part of his most memorable night in his career. Balor said Punk gave him his flowers, but he didn't return the favor. He said he would then and thanked him. Punk then suggested that Balor leave The Judgment Day.

-The Vision made their entrance to the ring. When they got there Paul Heyman started to speak and the audience loudly booed him. Heyman said that The Vision were there to up the star power on the show. Heyman introduced the full Vision team and the audience continued to boo. Heyman then reminded everyone why they were there and played video of the physical altercation between Breakker and Adam Pearce.

-Heyman invited Adam Pearce to the ring for their meeting. Pearce walked out and when he got to the ring, Breakker jawed at him. Pearce said he wasn't out there to make excuses, but acknowledged that things got out of hand. Pearce admitted to putting his hands on Breakker first and then apologized for doing so.

-Pearce then announced that he lifted Breakker's suspension and confirmed that he was entered into the Royal Rumble match this weekend. Pearce then said that the rest of The Vision was in the Royal Rumble too. He also announced that Theory would face Rey Mysterio right away. Mysterio then walked out and the match began.

-Austin Theory defeated Rey Mysterio. The Vision was all around this match and helped Theory win. Theory hit The Stomp on Mysterio to get the victory. After the match, Bron Breakker and the rest of The Vision destroyed Penta, Dragon Lee, and Rey. Cole wondered where Adam Pearce was and worried that he was being too shy about punishing them.

-A special vignette from Natalya aired. She said that Maxxine Dupri couldn't hang with her. She said that Natalya elevates, but that Nattie decimates.

-Raquel Rodriguez was yelling backstage and looking for Stephanie Vaquer. She found her when Vaquer attacked. The two brawled until they were broken up by WWE officials.

-A video aired that hyped up the return of Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble this weekend.

-A sit down interview between Gunther and Michael Cole aired. Cole asked Gunther why he made AJ Styles put his career on the line. Gunther said he needed to get something out of the match and now he does. Gunther said that he was tired of old legends chasing moments. He said those moments belong to him. Gunther called Cole an old timer and threatened to end his career too. He said he wouldn't though, because he wanted to hear Cole say that Styles' career was over on Saturday.

-The Usos made their entrance prior to the fatal four-way number one contender match.

-Finn Balor approached Adam Pearce backstage and said he was declaring for the Royal Rumble match. Pearce said he couldn't because it was full. Balor pushed, but Pearce said there was nothing he could do. Balor walked away and ran into Liv Morgan. Morgan questioned Punk's advice to Balor, but Balor said he was figuring it out.

=Competitors in the fatal four-way tag team championship number one contender match walked out to the ring. When they all got there, the match began.

-Alpha Academy defeated The New Day, American Made, and Los Americanos to become the number one contenders for The Usos and their WWE World Tag Team Championships. The match was full of action, but Akira Tozawa stole the show. He ended up getting the victory for his team.

-Becky Lynch and The Kabuki Warriors confronted one another backstage as they walked around. Kairi Sane said that Lynch wasn't ready for Asuka in the Royal Rumble match and Lynch snapped back and blamed them for losing at WarGames last year. Lynch said she was ready for Asuka and Asuka said she'd see her on Saturday.

-Backstage, Je'Von Evans talked with AJ Styles as he warmed up for his main event against CM Punk. Evans said he hoped to have a shot at Styles later in the year. Styles shook his hand and agreed.

-Stephanie Vaquer found Adam Pearce backstage and demanded a fight with Raquel Rodriguez. Pearce made Vaquer vs. Rodriguez in a Philadelphia Street Fight for the WWE Women's World Championship next week on Raw.

-Backstage, The Vision was in their locker room. Logan Paul suggested that they all work together to make sure Bron Breakker wins the Royal Rumble match. The rest of the group agreed as Breakker looked on.

WWE Raw card (remaining):

  • CM Punk vs. AJ Styles for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

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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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