The Road to WrestleMania continues with yet another fun episode ofMonday Night Raw. This week saw many rivalries heating up as WWE’s superstars continued to battle for a spot in March’sElimination Chamber. After this week’s shows, all but one slot is left for both the men’s and women’s Elimination Chamber match. Prior to this week’sRawandFriday NightSmackDown, only 3 stars were confirmed for both matches, including"The G.O.A.T.“John Cena,CM Punk,Drew McIntyre,Bayley, Alexa Bliss, andBianca Belair. On theSmackDownside of things, bothDamien PriestandNaomiwon their qualifying matches, meaning they will also be joining their peers in the Chamber.
This week’sRawgot off to an explosive start whenRoyal Rumble winner Jey Uso’s “YEET” chant was interrupted by an attack fromIntercontinental Champion Gunther. Following this unexpected intrusion, Jey declared that he would fight Gunther at WrestleMania, confirming night one’s main event forWrestleMania 41. Tensions have been boiling between other pairs of superstars as well, with a returningAJ Stylesbeing confronted by “Dirty"Dominik Mysterio, setting up for next week’s show, as well asLogan Paulinterrupting CM Punk before the two face off in the Chamber in a few short weeks.
With plenty of exciting matches and appearances from some of WWE’s biggest names, here is everything you might have missed from this week’sMonday Night Raw.
What Time Does ‘Monday Night Raw’ Start?
As always,Monday Night Rawwill continue to air at its normal time of 5pm PT / 8pm ET. This week’s show once again clocked in around 2.5 hours (with commercials, 2 hours for streaming playback), the new runtime forRawshows following the switch to Netflix.
Where Does ‘Monday Night Raw’ Take Place This Week?
Last week’sMonday Night Raw(February 3) took place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. This week’s show went back down south to theBridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Who Were The Special Appearances On This Week’s ‘Monday Night Raw’?
This week’sMonday Night Rawfeatured a plethora of WWE’s biggest superstars, including the likes of CM Punk,Seth “Freakin” Rollins,Rey Mysterio, Logan Paul, Bayley,Lyra Valkyria, andAJ Styles, who recently returned toRawas a mainstay. As always, WWE knows how to keep their rosters stacked week-to-week, delighting fans with some of their favorite stars, even when some are absent for one reason or another (i.e.Roman Reigns,Cody Rhodes). As WrestleMania fast approaches, everyone is trying their shot at a main event match at the year’s biggest PLE.
Who Are the Announcers on This Week’s ‘Monday Night Raw’?
As is typical for the weekly show,Pat McAfeeandMichael Coleprovided commentary forFebruary 10th’sMonday Night Raw. The pair have been commentating together since January 2024, providing excellent chemistry and hilarious quips while commentating on the show’s explosive matches. As for the ringside announcer,Alicia Taylorcontinues to serve on the mic with another incredible display of energy on this week’sRaw.
What Were This Week’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ Matches?
The first match of this week’sRawwas a Tag Team match:Dakota Kai & IYO SKY vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez. This is following last week’s match between SKY vs. Morgan, whereWomen’s World Champion Rhea Ripleyambushed the match, leading to Liv Morgan’s victory by DQ. SKY was able to get her revenge on Morgan this week, however, as she hit the Over the Moonsault on Liv following a rough back-and-forth, taking Morgan out and claiming the victory for Damage CTRL.
The firstElimination Chamberqualifying match this week wasBayley vs. Women’s Intercontinental Champion, Lyra Valkyria. The two had an exciting back-and-forth, but Bayley’s years of experience got the best of the Women’s Intercontinental Champ, as The Role Model caught Valkyria with a rollup to win the match and take her place among her peers in the Women’s Elimination Chamber match.
The third match of the night was for the World Tag Team titles, with current champsThe War Raiders vs. The Creed Brothersof American Made. Erik and Ivar of The War Raiders held nothing back, dominating Brutus and Julius for a large chunk of the match. The Creed Brothers eventually got desperate when Julius attacked Ivar with the title belt, leading to the Creed Brothers' disqualification as Erik and Ivar retained their World Tag Team titles for yet another week.
The main event ofMonday Night Rawthis week wasthe men’sElimination Chamberqualifying match:“The Maverick” Logan Paul vs. “The Legendary Luchadore” Rey Mysterio. Despite being from two very different generations of wrestling, the two men held their own in this excellent match, with Mysterio even hitting a 619 on Paul (after one failed attempt, that is). However, it was The Maverick who bested the WWE legend, taking Rey out with a Paul-verizer and winning by pinfall. Logan Paul will be competing in the Chamber for his shot at the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
What Are Next Week’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ Matches?
Next week’sMonday Night Rawon Netflixis sure to be yet another heated week as we have four thrilling matches already lined up. The final twoElimination Chamberqualifying matches will be held; on the men’s side isSeth Rollins vs. Finn Bálor, and on the women’s end isRoxanne Perez vs. Raquel Rodriguez, all of whom are competing for that final spot in the Chamber.
The show will also feature two enticing one-on-one matches. The first of which isPenta vs. Pete Dunne; Penta has been a force of nature since his debut onRaw, currently going undefeated in the WWE ring as he goes into his latest match. The second one-on-one match of the night will beAJ Styles vs. Dominik Mysterio, which was set up this week when the two had a harsh exchange of words, culminating with Styles dismissing Dom as “Rey Mysterio’s punk ass kid”. This understandably hit a nerve, asCarlitoattacked Styles on behalf of Dom, failing to get one by on The Phenomenal One and setting up their one-on-one match-up.
