WWE Raw 1/5/26 Review | CM PUNK RETAINS OVER BRON BREAKKER & RHIYO WINS THE TAG TITLES!

Welcome to another episode of Weebs of the Ring, brought to you by AniMa W3 Studio! Catch us every Monday night at 10:30 PM EST for RAW coverage and every Friday at 10:30 PM EST for SmackDown. WWE Premium Live Event (PLE) coverage will follow based on our team’s schedule. We also cover other major wrestling events by request—often with a Discord watch party included!

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Episode 216 covers everything that happened on WWE Raw from January 5th, 2025. WWE RAW tonight hit like a season finale of your favorite anime — championship fights, betrayals, alliances, and pure chaos energy. CM Punk stood tall defending the World Heavyweight Championship against the human freight train Bron Breakker, a battle that felt like willpower vs. overwhelming strength in true shonen fashion. Maxxine Dupri’s Women’s IC Title reign got tested hard by Becky Lynch, bringing that underdog determination we love to see. The Kabuki Warriors clashed with RhIyo (Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky) for the Women’s Tag Titles, mixing brutality and high-speed offense like a perfectly choreographed sakuga sequence BUT brutaly hurt by ads/commercial breal. Liv Morgan and Lyra Valkyria tore into each other in a showcase of rising-star hunger and return veteran in the ring from long hiatus. This is the kind of episode that reminds us why wrestling is just live-action anime but sadly NETFLIX shoots themselves in the foot with poor heavy handed ads that beats us the love of enjoyment before the show tries to get entertainment. Drop your favorite moment below, and let’s keep the conversation going!

Join us as we discuss every major moment and what it means moving forward.

Rundown:
00:00 – Weebs Of The Ring Ep 216
28:30 - World Heavyweight Title: CM Punk (c) vs Bron Breakker
49:40 - Ivy demands a match for the IC title & Presentation of Superstars in WWE
55:30 - Women’s IC Title: Maxxine Dupri (c) vs Becky Lynch
58:00 - Women’s Tag Titles: Kabuki Warriors (c) vs RhIyo
1:10:00 - Liv Morgan vs Lyra Valkyria
1:13:40 - Gunther Gets Some Respect
1:22:15 - Quickfire Segments
1:32:20 - Final Thoughts & Outro

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