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WWE RAW RESULTS
DECEMBER 8, 2025
KANSAS CITY, MO. AT T-MOBILE ARENA
STREAMED LIVE ON NETFLIX
REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR
Commentators: Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett
Ring Announcer: Samantha Irvin
Attendance: WrestleTix reports today that 5,534 tickets were distributed so far; arena set up for 7,978. The arena has a capacity of 19,252 spectators when configured for concerts.
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[HOUR ONE]
-They opened with a John Cena video where he discussed his Last Time Is Now Tournament and his journey to his last match, with highlights of the tournament including Gunther beating L.A. Knight last week.
-Gunther made his ring entrance. As fans chanted “We Want Cena!”, Gunther told them not to get their hopes up because he’s not there. He said John Cena is the greatest sports entertainer of all time, but he is the greatest pro wrestler. He said he’s going to force Cena to give up, describing in detail how he’ll squeeze the last bit of “hustle, loyalty, and respect. He said he’ll force him to do the one thing he vowed to never do – give up. He left the ring to his music. A countdown clock was on the screen showing the days, hours, minutes and seconds until Cena’s final match.
-They went to Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett at ringside. Barrett said Gunther wants to ruin the C-Nation retirement party. Tessitore pivoted to excitedly hyping Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor as they showed Rey’s arrival, plus Bayley and Lyra Valkyria backstage. Lyra didn’t like the beverage Bayley gave her, so Bayley switched and apologized. They showed A.J. Styles and Dragon Lee arriing, then Stephanie Vaquer, and Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley.
(Keller’s Analysis: Good, straight forward promo. It didn’t need anything more than this.)
-A clip aired from last week’s Raw of the chaos with Liv Morgan’s return and the chaos at the end of the tag match when Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez got involved.
-Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley made their ring entrance to Iyo’s music. [c]
-They showed Oba Femi at ringside holding up the NXT Title belt with Ricky Starks’s name still on the side panels. Barrett hyped Oba Femi vs. Cody Rhodes on SNME this Saturday.
(1) IYO SKY (w/Rhea Ripley) vs. KAIRI SANE (w/Asuka)
The bell rang 18 minutes into the hour. Asuka stood on the ring apron as Sky was about to run the ropes, Sky charged at her. Asuka opened the ropes and Sky fell to ringside and then Asuka gloated. Ripley condronted her. Kairi then leaped off the ring apron onto Sky at ringside. They cut to a break at 2:00. [c/db]
Back from the break, Kairi was in control. Sky caught her with a foot as she charged at her. Sky played to the crowd and landed a Meteora into the corner and scored a two count. Kairi landed a double stomp off the top rope onto Sky’s chest. Sky came back with a German suplex onto the ring apron. She followed with a springboard moonsault onto Kairi at ringside at 10:00. Asuka yanked on Sky’s boot s she was on the top rope. The ref didn’t see it happen. Ripey went after Asuka and threw her into the time keeper’s area. Sky yanked Kairi off the top rope with a huracanrana and then landed her top rope moonsault for the win.
WINNER: Sky in 12:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: Nice match with a crowd-pleasing finish.)
-Backstage, Paul Heyman was chatting to Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker backstage when Logan Paul walked in and said something has to be done about what Rey Mysterio did last week. Breakker and Reed seemed a bit exasperated by him. Breakker said they’d take care of it. Logan told Heyman he wanted it taken care of. Heyman said Logan now has back-up. Logan said he’s their back-up, too. Heyman gave Logan his brass knuckles back and said, “Just in case.” Logan left and then Heyman said, “I like this guy. I’m sorry, I really do.”
-They showed Rey Mysterio backstage. [c]
-A vignette aired on the War Raiders. They said the time for running in hiding from them is over.
-Tessitore plugged the tag team title match later and said he is psyched for it.
-Rey Mysterio made his entrance. Logan attacked him from behind. He pulled out brass knuckles and wound up for a big swing, but Rey blocked it with a dropkick. Rey set up a 619. The mystery man in a black outfit and mask attacked Rey. Barrett said the mystery man has the mannerisms of Seth Rollins, but they know Seth had shoulder surgery. The mystery man fled through the crowd to the back. As the ref helped Rey to his feet, Logan punched Rey with the knux. Then he struck pose. L.A. Knight’s music played. Tessitore said, “Just in time!” Barrett astutely said he was just a bit too late as the damage was already done. Tessitore defended his assertion, saying Logan might’ve done even more damage. Knight entered the ring and Logan bailed out.
Knight said Rey is a legend and he’s pissed off. He said things haven’t been going his way, but it’s time to make Logan pay. He said he wants him to pay “right here in K.C.!” He let out several “Yeahs!” Logan let out a big breath from the stage. [c]
-Tessitore said Dwayne Johnson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Male Actor.
-Tessitore and Barrett commented on a replay of the Logan-Rey-Masked Man-Knight angle before the break.
-Tessitore and Barrett said the Logan vs. Knight match is now official.
(2) A.J. STYLES & DRAGON LEE vs. THE WAR RAIDERS (Ivar & Erik) – World Tag Team Title match
The War Raiders were already in the ring and their music faded followed by Dragon Lee coming out onto the stage to a few seconds of his music. Styles’s theme then played and he joined Dragon and they headed to the ring. They showed J’Von Evans in the audience. Barrett plugged Styles & Lee vs. Evans & Leon Slater on SNME. They did formal ring introductions. Tessitore noted they held the tag titles for 48 days and this is their third title defense. The bell rang to start the match 51 minutes into the hour. New Day and Greyson Waller made their way to ringside at the start. Ivar and Erik beat up Lee and Styles at ringside as they cut to an early break. [c]
Lee lifted Ivar onto his shoulders, but fell backwards when he couldn’t carry his weight. (Ivar looks significantly heavier than a year or two ago). He nearly dropped Ivar on his head. He lifted him again and turned it into a quick Death Valley Driver leading to a two count at 8:00.
[HOUR TWO]
Lee fended off a double-team move by the Raiders. Erik set up a powerbomb on the ring apron. Lee escaped, but then Erik sent Lee into Ivar’s arms at ringside leading to a powerbomb. Ivar landed a to rope moonsault into the head area of Lee. Styles broke up the cover. Erik tried to stop Styles.
Styles and Erik tagged in next. Styles sent Ivar into Erik. Lee then leaped onto Erik at ringside with a running flip dive. Styles then lander a Phenomenal Forearm on Ivar for the win.
WINNERS: Styles & Lee in 15:00 to retain the World Tag Team Titles.
-Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Waller entered the ring. The Usos made their way to the ring through the crowd. Jey carried a toddler and danced with him. The Usos stood center-ring between the others, then paused, then signaled to “play it back.” The music restarted and played for a few extra seconds. Jimmy said they had a big ass announcement to make. “We are back in the tag team division,” he said. He said they’ve taking big L’s recently and then he listed big matches they’ve lost. Jimmy said he felt bad watching Jey crash out last week. He said he called him and asked him, “What we doing?” Jey said they’re going to “get back to us, block the noise, and put the tag division on notice.” Jey said they need gold. Jey challenged New Day and said they’re run through them like they always do. He turned to Styles and Lee and said had words for them, too. Then New Day spun them around. The Usos punched them. Waller was left standing there, so he bailed out. The Usos then turned back to Styles & Lee and they had words as the segment ended.
-A commercial aired for the Smackdown and the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 30 and 31.
-They showed Stephanie Vaquer backstage. [c]
-They showed Carter Jensen of the pro baseball team, the Kansas City Royals, in the front row.
-Jackie Redmond stood mid-ring and said she was excited to introduce Stephanie Vaquer. Vaquer made her entrance. Redmond asked what was next for her after she did what she said she was going to do and “destroyed Nikki Bella.” Vaquer said she isn’t one to do a lot of talking, but rather she speaks through actions. She said she is the best. She said Nikki is a legend, but today’s WWE Women’s Division is much different than 15 years ago. She listed Rhea Ripley, Bayley, Natalya, and Iyo Sky and said they’re amazing. Nikki’s music interrupted.
Nikki made her way out to the ring and touted herself. She pointed at Vaquer and said, “We are so not done.” She entered the ring and said she came out there to demand a rematch. Raquel ran out and yanked Nikki off the ring apron and lawn-darted her into the ringpost. Raquel entered the ring and confronted Vaquer. “Name the time, name the place, and I’ll be there to kick your ass and take your title.”
-They showed Knight warming up backstage. [c]
-Another John Cena vignette aired with Cody Rhodes, Paul Levesque, Becky Lynch, C.M. Punk, and Steve Austin touting Cena’s impact on the last two decades of pro wrestling.
-Tessitore plugged Cena vs. Gunther at SNME.
-Finn Balor was all smiles when he talking to Dominik Mysterio, Roxanne Perez, and Liv Morgan backstage about what an easy night he had. Liv told Raquel she was surprised she didn’t say anything before challenging Vaquer. Raquel said she didn’t know she had to run everything by her first. Liv said she doesn’t and she looks forward to her becoming World Champion. Liv said she’d be in Perez’s corner. Perez said that’s great, but asked why. Liv said if Raquel is going after the singles title, that means they have go after the tag titles. Dom and Balor said they’re bonding and they like it.
(3) LYRA VALKYRIA (w/Bayley) vs. ROXANNE PEREZ (w/Liv Morgan)
The bell rang 30 minutes into the hour. They cut to an early break. [c]
Lyra rallied late and scored a near fall on Perez. Fans chanted “Let’s Go Lyra!” at 8:00. Perez raked Lyra’s eyes. When Liv climbed onto the ring apron, Bayley yanked her down. Perez gave Bayley a wrecking b all kick. Lyra gave Perez a small package for a two count as she stumbled back toward her. Lyra rolled up Perez, but when Perez kicked out, Liv kicked her. Perez then landed Pop Rocks for the win. Barrett said victory is all but assured with Liv at ringside looking out for you. Tessitore said Liv makes a big difference.
WINNER: Perez in 11:00.
-A WrestleMania Vegas vignette aired with Tiffany Stratton accusing other women in the division of having fake smiles. She said she’s the reason the room goes silent.
-Logan shadow boxed and warmed up backstage. [c]
-Another Natalya-Maxinne Dupri training video aired. Dupri was shown standing up, exhausted and sweating, looking down at Natalya saying, “Again.”
-They went to Tessitore and Barrett at ringside who threw to more of the Tom Rinaldi interview with John Cena aired. Rinaldi asked what piece of criticism stuck with him. He said the “You can’t wrestle!” chants. He said they said he would do the same five moves every night, but he won every time. He said they were asking if that was the best he could do. He said he went to other performers and asked what he could add that he’d be good at. He mentioned Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, and A.J. Styles. He said he decided not to be defensive but try to be better without a “hard reset.” He said he got better but stayed true to himself.
-Knight’s ring entrance took place. [c]
(4) LOGAN PAUL (w/Paul Heyman) vs. L.A KNIGHT
Logan jumped Knight before the bell, and the ref rewarded the unsportsmanlike move by immediately calling for the bell. The bell rang 56 minutes into the hour. Knight took over at ringside and cleared the announce desk. Logan recovered and jumped Knight. He reset the count. Knight yanked on Paul’s boot and dragged him to ringside where he bashed Logan’s head into the announce desk several times. Knight threw Logan back into the ring. Knight slingshot himself at Logan with a shoulder tackle for a two count. Logan came back with a clothesline out of the corner. Fans booed. They cut to a break at 4:00. [c]
Logan took over after the break and dropped Logan throat-first over the top rope. Breakker and Reed came to ringside a few minutes later as Knight rallied. Knight landed a leaping elbowdrop out of the corner. Breakker stood on the ring apron. Knight knocked him down. Reed then stood on the ring apron and headbutted Knight as the ref was distracted by Reed. The ref kicked Reed and Breakker to the back. Knight then gave Logan a wrecking ball kick to ringside. He pounded on Logan on the announce desk. The masked mystery man then attacked Logan with a stomp on the table. he threw Knight into the ring. Logan then leaped off the top rope with a splash for a three count.
WINNER: Logan in 13:00.
-Afterward, Breakker stomped on Knight. He then told Logan to hold him up for a spear. Breakker then speared Knight. Reed then landed two Tsunamis. “Please, somebody come to the aid of L.A. Knight,” said Tessitore. Barrett asked who would do that. Logan was thrilled as three referees helped Knight out of the ring. Heyman took a mic from a producer at ringside as they cut to a break. [c]
-Heyman stood in the ring with Reed, Breakker, and Logan. He told the fans he didn’t truly understand what they are booing for. He asked if they were in Kansas City, Kansas or Kansas City, Missouri. “I can’t tell,” he said. “One thing I can tell.” He said on Jan. 5 on Netflix, there will be a new heavyweight championship of the world, Bron Breakker.
Breakker took the mic. Fans chanted “C.M. Punk!” He said he had one question. “Where is C.M. Punk?” he asked. “He’s certainly not here.” He then took a dig at the Kansas City Chiefs. He said he wanted to know where is “thee” C.M. Punk. He said he doesn’t get this nice guy version of Punk who follows the rules and takes pictures of himself with younger wrestlers and posts them on social media so fans think he’s a good guy. He said he’s a fraud. He mocked Punk for bragging about being straight edge and never drinking or doing drugs, but he ended up looking like the biggest crack head anyone’s seen. He said he can beat the nice version of Punk, but he wants to face the guy fron 2011-2013 who had a historic championship reign. He got on his knees and begged Punk to give him the old version of him. He said if not, he will destroy him and take his title “and, what the hell, while I’m at it, I’ll take your wife, too.” Fans “oooh’d” that.
They cut to the big screen where Knight was trying to stand. He said he wasn’t done yet. Reed and Logan ran backstage. Breakker said on Jan. 5, it’ll be “spear, 1-2-3.” He tore off his t-shirt and repeated that several more times. Heyman smiled behind him.
Backstage, Reed and Logan attacked Knight. Knight fought back and even hit security guys during the melee. Reed and Logan slammed Knight through a table. Logan asked, “What’s wrong with this dude?” Reed then carried Knight on his shoulder and threw him onto the hood of a car. Logan attacked a security guy. Reed then told Logan to put Knight on the roof of the white SUV. Logan put Knight on the roof. Reed then landed a Tsunami. Logan yelled in celebration as G.M. Adam Pearce called for “damn medics!
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