There will be a change with the WWE Raw and SmackDown announce teams to begin 2026. WWE superstars are currently on a well-deserved break for the Christmas holi

It's do or die time for Austin Theory as he aligns fully with The Vision to face CM Punk and Rey Mysterio on Monday Night Raw.

With the holidays here and much of the roster getting time off, the Dec. 22 episode of WWE Raw was pre-recorded. Airing on Netflix without traditional cable time constraints, the show ran just 90 minutes, significantly shorter than its usual 150-minute runtime.

WWE Raw has once again fallen out of Netflix’s list of top-10 global English-language TV shows. The December 15 episode of the show, which featured the fallout from John Cena tapping out to Gunther in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event, failed to crack the top-10 ranking for the third time in four weeks.

WWE Raw airs Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix from Hershey, Pennsylvania. Here's the start time, how to watch, and what to expect after John Cena's final match.

While pre-taped, the content of this week’s WWE Raw episode still managed to surprise viewers. Since moving to Netflix in January 2025, Raw’s runtime has averaged about 150 minutes (2 hours, 30 minutes) with commercials included.

Enough bloviating, here's the best and the worst of the December 22 edition of "WWE Raw." We all know that the women's division carries "WWE Raw." We all know that Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY have some of the most organic and intense chemistry to come of any tag team on the WWE roster,