Raw Recap with Sam Roberts and Megan Morant
Bron Breakker gifts a holiday SPEAR to CM Punk: Raw Recap, Dec. 22, 2025
23 Dec 2025
Chapter 1: What are Austin Theory's intentions on Monday Night Raw?
Has Austin Theory proven himself to the vision? Gunther gets rained on with booze once again. Becky and Maxine face-to-face. Nikki Bella is famous and so much more. This is the Raw Recap at WWE and Fanatics.
Chapter 2: How does Gunther impact the WWE landscape this week?
Original production. Happy Holidays! Megan, we are here. Raw Recap is in effect. The last Raw Recap before the big day.
Chapter 3: What happened during the face-off between Becky Lynch and Maxine Dupri?
You feeling festive?
Of course I'm feeling festive. I have my WWE holiday sweater on.
It's not just WWE, that's the final boss.
That's right.
That's the final boss.
We are rocking around the Christmas tree over here on the Raw Recap Show, Sam Roberts.
Puns make everyone uncomfortable.
I think that's just you. Okay. Everybody else seemed to like it. I hear echoes of laughs from the control room. You do? Yeah. Everybody's laughing about it.
I guess I just don't have that feed. So listen, I mean, a lot of people are taking some time off, letting business go to the side as they celebrate with friends, family, loved ones. But not Austin Theory. No. Austin Theory is trying to end the year right.
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Chapter 4: How did Austin Theory perform in his match against Braun Breaker?
We get the answers that we've been looking for tonight on Monday Night Raw when Austin Theory walks in. And Paul Heyman is the first person that will speak to him. So, of course, like Austin Theory we found out last week has been the masked man this entire time who interfered in war games, who interfered post-war games. Paul Heyman said, I do not know who that masked man is to Adam Pearce.
And based on what Paul Heyman said tonight, he didn't know who the masked man was.
No, and I think based on what Theory said in response to that as well, saying, I wanted you to see what I was going to do before I revealed who I was. You take a look at Austin Theory's past in WWE, and this is a man who defeated John Cena at WrestleMania. But since then, there's been a lot of downs in the WWE career of Austin Theory. Yeah.
I think actions speak louder than words in general, but in this case specifically, and I think this is a way that Austin Theory could grab the attention of Paul Heyman and the entire locker room.
And I'm glad that Austin Theory said that to start the show because I think that that's been part of the conversation, right? Is that as fans, we've been watching the show and we've been watching Austin Theory, first of all, for months, not even be on the show because of injury, but before that, not being one of these guys who's at the top of the card.
And knowing that Austin Theory needs to do things differently. Now for Austin Theory to just walk in and say, hey guys, I'm here to be the newest member of the vision.
Nobody likes that.
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Chapter 5: What is the significance of Bron Breaker spearheading CM Punk?
Nobody likes it. And also you kind of got to be invited.
Yeah.
The fact that he and that's why we get the weeks of masked man stuff so he can spend multiple instances proving what his value is to the vision. And even as he came down the aisle, even as I got in the ring, looking at his gear, looking at his haircut, looking at his demeanor. Yes. Is it completely different? Austin Theory.
It was almost like an Austin Theory that maybe has gotten that wake-up call. That you're right. He had a huge match at WrestleMania 38. He had a huge match at WrestleMania 39. But you're right. WrestleMania 39 was a long time ago. And Austin Theory, since then, has not found that thing.
Chapter 6: What were the highlights of the women's matches on Raw?
But... Austin Theory is one of these guys that for the last three, four years, people have been saying future, future star, future star, future star, which is what the vision is all about. So it gets to a point where you're like, and this is very interesting with the vision, because Paul Heyman said to Brom Breaker and Bronson Reed that he is very specific about who he imparts his wisdom onto.
But the idea that we get this Austin Theory, having to prove himself worthy of Paul Heyman's guidance, of Paul Heyman doing what he did for Bronson Reed and Braun Breaker. It's not that dissimilar from Logan Paul and how Logan Paul joined the vision, which was basically, I hear what you're saying. He went face to face with Bronson Reed and Braun Breaker and said, I hear what you're saying.
I kind of agree with you guys. I want to be the future of this company. Let me show you that I can provide value to your group.
I loved the interaction with Paul Heyman and Austin Theory backstage. And Paul just saying, that's very interesting.
Yes.
Very interesting. Now, had Theory not been the masked man and approached the vision as the Austin Theory that we knew before the masked man and said, hey, Paul Heyman, I have a lot of interest in joining the vision.
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Chapter 7: How does Becky Lynch's return affect the women's division?
Paul Heyman says, well, let's see what you can do first, kid. Now Austin Theory showed how he can add to the vision and what he can do. I mean, because of Austin Theory's interference at War Games, Braun Breaker pinned CM Punk.
Right, and now he's in line for that world championship match. Yeah, I think so. And I think, too, I really liked the little wrinkle in the story, which was Paul Heyman going to Bronson Reed and Braun Breaker and going, tonight Theory's going to team with Bronson Reed. But the idea being... We're going to see what he does tonight.
We're not making him a full-time member just because he put a mask on and stomped on people's faces. We're not going to make him a full-time member. He said straight up. If he wins, great. If he can help us, great. Let's accept the help. Paul Heyman is in a space right now where he is accepting of help.
And if people line up with what his version of division is, then there are strength in numbers. And I think Heyman knows that. But if he can't help, if he hasn't improved since the last time that we've seen him, then Kill him.
I would say the audition went pretty well for Theory, though.
I mean, a pinfall victory, I would say.
Pretty well.
I would say Theory proved himself to be an asset. And what about Theory using that stomp as his finisher?
I know.
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of the upcoming championship matches?
Stomping Rey Mysterio. No mask, no nothing.
What do you think Seth Rollins thinks about that?
I think that there's a lot for Seth Rollins to be upset about right now. But, I mean, yeah, it was like, at first, I'm going, while he's using the stomp with the mask on, so that he throws people off the scent.
That's what I thought.
Right.
But then when he used it on Rey Mysterio, I said, uh-oh.
And he's sending a message, too. Now, what about this? The last person that used that stomp, is he sending a message to Seth Rollins, going like, we don't need you, or is this theory... going, I'm going to be the new leader of this faction. The last guy that used that stomp was Seth freaking Rollins, and Seth Rollins was leading that faction.
It didn't seem like when Bronson Reed was kind of instructing Austin Theory on what to do, Austin Theory said, no, how about I start the match, and I'm not your kid. And then he stepped up. He started the match. He set the pace. He's the one that got the victory. He's the one that created the distractions and diversions that allowed Raw to end with Braun Breaker spearing CM Punk.
So like, is there a part of this where Austin Theory is not trying to join the vision? He's trying to be the guy in the vision.
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