‘WWE Raw’ Review (Nov 10th 2025)
Welcome to our review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly! Let’s see what went down on this week’s show…
Match #1: Intercontinental Championship – John Cena def. Dominik Mysterio
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As John Cena was being introduced, Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio attacked The Greatest of All Time. Despite the verbal abuse from the Boston crowd to Mysterio, the Intercontinental Champion brushed it off. Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment, but Mysterio countered with a DDT. Cena landed the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Mysterio again countered the AA. Mysterio then exposed the metal on the turnbuckle, retrieved a steel chair, hit the mat with the weapon and fell down. Cena, realizing Mysterio’s ruse, fell down as well to thwart his plans. Cena tapped out Mysterio with the STF, but the referee did not see it, as he had been knocked out of the ring earlier. Mysterio tried to blast Cena with the title, but Cena hit the AA for a long two-count. Mysterio nailed the 619 and attempted the frog splash, but Cena picked up Mysterio and landed an Attitude Adjustment to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Last Time is Now Tournament – Rusev def. Damian Priest
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Damian Priest was still reeling for his first-round clash with Rusev after Zelina Vega gouged his eyes on SmackDown, and Rusev took advantage of the injury by raking at the eye of Priest. The attack on the eye allowed Rusev to hit the Machka Kick to pick up the victory and advance in the tournament.
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #3: Women’s World Championship – Stephanie Vaquer def. Raquel Rodriguez
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Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defended her title against The Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez. La Primera had Nikki Bella in her corner to counter Roxanne Perez. Vaquer went for the Devil’s Kiss, but Rodriguez powered out of the move and slammed her face-first into the turnbuckle. Rodriguez hit a huge powerbomb after Vaquer went for a Meteora, but La Primera kept fighting. Perez held the feet of Vaquer, but Nikki Bella was there to stop Perez in her tracks. Vaquer eventually landed the Devil’s Kiss before hitting a corkscrew moonsault to win the match and retain her title.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Last Time is Now Tournament – Sheamus def. Shinsuke Nakamura
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Sheamus and Shinsuke Nakamura engaged in an epic banger, with The Celtic Warrior cinching in the Cloverleaf to wear down The King of Strong Style. Sheamus and Beantown counted 10 Beats of the Bodhran, which left Nakamura’s chest in bad shape. The Celtic Warrior called for the Brogue Kick, but Nakamura countered with a slingblade. Sheamus evaded the Kinshasa from Nakamura and leveled him with a knee, though Nakamura grabbed the rope to break the count. Nakamura reversed a White Noise attempt from the top rope into a powerbomb but could not get the victory. Out of nowhere, Sheamus nailed a Brogue Kick to win the match and advance in the tournament.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – The Kabuki Warriors def. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
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Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss put their WWE Women’s Tag Team Title on the line against the ferocious Kabuki Warriors. The Queen hit a picture-perfect double moonsault on both Kabuki Warriors, but they kicked out. Bliss hit a Natural Selection on Kairi Sane, but Flair’s attempt on Asuka backfired, as The Empress of Tomorrow countered with an Asuka Lock. Flair applied the Figure-Eight Leglock on Asuka, as Bliss nailed the Sister Abigail on Sane. Just as Asuka looked like she was about to tap, Nia Jax and Lash Legend interfered to prevent Flair from winning. This allowed Asuka and Sane to hit the assisted Insane Elbow on Flair to win the match and begin their third reign as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
This week’s Raw landed somewhere in the frustrating middle – there were flashes of genuine excitement buried under long stretches of flat storytelling and baffling results (Cena as IC champ this late in his retirement run?). There were bright spots: a couple of strong in-ring performances and one or two promos that hinted at bigger things to come. But too often the show drifted, relying on rematches, filler segments, and angles that feel like they’re circling the runway instead of actually landing. The main event delivered enough energy to stop the episode from slipping into outright disappointment. Overall, character motivations felt muddy, and several feuds seem to be stalling rather than building. Raw wasn’t bad, far from it, but it wasn’t good enough either.
