WWE Monday Night RAW
January 5, 2026Summary
| Date | Jan 5 | Total matches | 4 |
| Men's matches | 1 | Women's matches | 3 |
| Singles matches | 3 | Tag Team matches | 1 |
| Trio Matches | 0 | Other Matches | 0 |
This episode of Monday Night RAW took place on January 5, 2026 and featured 4 matches on the card. All of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match. Multiple championships were defended on the card, including the WWE, WWE Women's Intercontinental and WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
The matches featured 10 wrestlers and 2 tag teams, highlighted by CM Punk, Kairi Sane, Asuka, Maxxine Dupri, Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai.
Predictability
Unpredictable
(2 of 4 Matches)
Competitions
Usual Singles
Usual Tag
Diversity
Less Mens
More Womens
Balance of Power
Faces won the card with 3 wins (of 4 matches).
(Heels won 1 matches)
Matches
Men's Singles |
Champion 1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 47.9% |
0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 52.1% |
- This was the 1st WWE title defense by CM Punk since defeating Jey Uso for the championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1, 2025 65 days ago.
- This was the 1st time Bron Breakker has challenged for the WWE championship.
- Underdog win! CM Punk won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 47.9%!
- This was the 1st main event singles match of 2026 that CM Punk has participated in.
- This was the 1st time CM Punk and Bron Breakker have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, CM Punk has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 37 days since Bron Breakker had competed in a WWE match.
| Women's Singles |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 70.6% |
0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 29.4% |
- This was the 1st time Liv Morgan and Lyra Valkyria have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- Prior to this match it had been 203 days since Liv Morgan and 28 days since Lyra Valkyria had competed in a WWE match.
| Women's Singles WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 20.5% |
Champion 0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 79.5% |
- This was the 2nd WWE Women's Intercontinental title defense by Maxxine Dupri since defeating Becky Lynch for the championship at Monday Night RAW on November 17, 2025 49 days ago.
- This was the 3rd time Becky Lynch has challenged for the WWE Women's Intercontinental championship.
- Improbable win! Becky Lynch won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 20.5%!
- This was the 5th time Becky Lynch and Maxxine Dupri have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Maxxine Dupri leads the series 3-2. The most recent match was 49 days ago at Monday Night RAW on November 17, 2025 where Maxxine Dupri won.
- Prior to this match it had been 37 days since Becky Lynch and 21 days since Maxxine Dupri had competed in a WWE match.
Women's Tag Team |
1-0 (Last 5: 3-0-1) Win Probability: 75.6% |
Champions 0-1 (Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 24.4% |
- This was the 1st opening tag match of 2026 that Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai have participated in.
- This was the 2nd time Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Kairi Sane and Asuka in WWE. Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai lead the series 2-0. The most recent match was 86 days ago at Crown Jewel on October 11, 2025 where Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai won.
Last updated Tuesday January 6 11:59 AM UTC