WWE Raw live results: Royal Rumble go-home show in Toronto
The final Monday Night Raw before the 2026 Royal Rumble takes place tonight at Scotiabank Arena in snowy Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
AJ Styles and Gunther will both appear on the show. Styles will put his career on the line against Gunther at Saturday’s Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Styles is looking to prove he can beat Gunther after making him tap out two weeks ago. Gunther tapped out behind the referee’s back and wound up winning after a low blow and powerbomb.
Bron Breakker will also appear on the show, missing just one week due to a suspension. Adam Pearce told Paul Heyman to invite Breakker to Raw so Pearce could talk things out after Breakker put his hands on him two weeks ago.
Plus, new number one contenders will be decided for The Usos’ World Tag Team Championships. There will be a fatal four-way involving Alpha Academy, American Made, Los Americanos, and The New Day.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Show Recap —
There were shots of the stadium being built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of Saturday’s Royal Rumble, followed by a shot of fans lined up outside Scotiabank Arena in my hometown of snowy Toronto for Raw.
Stephanie Vaquer, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (getting their hair done), The Vision (including Bron Breakker) were shown at the arena earlier today.
Michael Cole claimed Scotiabank Arena was sold out with an attendance of 17,853.
AJ Styles kicks off Raw in Toronto
Styles entered to a big ovation. He said Gunther claimed he would end his career at the Rumble. That was Gunther’s plan, but Styles didn’t plan on going anywhere. (There was a light, “F—k you, Gunther,” chant.)
Styles acknowledged that 2026 would be the year that he retired. He wasn’t saying that to upset anyone—he was saying it so they could enjoy it together. John Cena showed him how he could say goodbye. 2025 was Cena’s year, and there was no reason 2026 couldn’t be his.
There were men in locker rooms all over the world that he would love to wrestle one more time. (Interesting phrasing.) He also wanted to be world champion one more time.
CM Punk entered to a big reaction. Punk said he’s known Styles for more than 20 years. They’ve been friends and enemies, but there was nothing but respect between them now. (Styles agreed.)
Punk didn’t understand what he was doing by putting his career on the line against Gunther. Guys like them still had a lot left in the tank, and the stakes on Saturday were too high. Styles accused Punk of thinking that he couldn’t beat Gunther.
Punk wasn’t saying that. He knew Styles could beat him, but the last time they wrestled, Styles did not get his hand raised. And if Styles did retire, that meant the two of them never got to wrestle in WWE.
Styles knew what Punk meant (about facing Gunther), but thought he was being disrespectful. Styles had an idea, and the crowd chanted, “Fight tonight.” Styles told Punk, “I know I can beat Gunther, and I know I can beat you.” Punk said he can’t prove that if he loses on Saturday. They both looked around at the crowd.
Styles said if they did fight tonight, and he won, he should be number one contender for the title after he beats Gunther. Punk said if they were going to wrestle tonight in Toronto, it would be for the belt. Everyone cheered. Punk made the match, and they shook hands.
(Punk vs. Styles for the title was made official during the next match.)
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There was a video package recapping Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Six-woman tag team match: Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer & Women’s Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan & Roxanne Perez
WWE Raw and PLE recapper/reviewer. Contributed to WrestlingObserver.com as the SmackDown reviewer in the 2000s before turning to WONF4W in 2015.