A huge match has been announced for the January 5 episode of WWE Raw. While previewing the show, commentary revealed that the duo of Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY will challenge The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships on the first Monday Night Raw of 2026.

A brand new era of WWE begins on this week's episode of Monday Night Raw. Over the weekend, Gunther defeated John Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event in what wa

In execution, this was a holiday season Raw if ever there was one. WWE already is loading up the first episode of 2026 with big, consequential title matches, while next week’s episode is shaping up to be more exhibition (Je’Von Evans in action, Rhea Ripley facing Asuka, and Roxanne Perez battling Bayley) than something of significance.