‘WWE Raw’ Review (Dec 15th 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 post-John Cena retirement show…
Match #1: The Usos def. The New Day
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After Jey Uso blasted Xavier Woods with a monster Spear outside the ring, The Usos hit 1-D on Kofi Kingston for the three-count, ending another classic matchup between arguably the two greatest tag teams of this generation.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Women’s Intercontinental Championship – Maxxine Dupri def. Ivy Nile
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Maxxine Dupri showed a new level of aggression when she successful defended the Women’s Intercontinental Championship by making Ivy Nile tap out to the ankle lock.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: Women’s World Championship – Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez (No Contest)
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After being taken out last week, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella attacked Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer and Raquel Rodriguez during the Women’s World Championship Match, resulting in a no-contest.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Logan Paul def. Rey Mysterio
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CM Punk neutralized Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed when they were about to disrupt Rey Mysterio’s match against Logan Paul. Moments later, the masked assailant emerged and Stomped Mysterio into the ring apron. This set up Paul to beat The Legendary luchador with the Splash off the top rope.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
News of the Night:
- The masked man of WWE was revealed to be Austin Theory
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
If this episode of RAW will be remembered for anything, it’ll be Gunther on the mic – and that says a lot about how the rest of the show played out. His promo was calm, ruthless, and utterly convincing, reminding everyone why he still feels like a final boss rather than just another champion cycling through challengers. It was measured, confident, and carried genuine menace… which only highlighted how flat everything else felt by comparison. Outside of that segment, RAW struggled badly. Matches felt either overly familiar or oddly heatless, storylines moved at a crawl, and several segments existed purely to fill time rather than advance anything meaningful. There was no urgency, no spark, and very little sense that this was a show building toward something must-see. A one-segment show saved from total disaster by Gunther alone.
