Monday Night Raw Review.  24.2.2026

Written By Patrick O'malley.

Intro.

This has been an interesting time for me. I've had to cut down my workload in writing these pages, due to my day job, and that's going to continue into this week. This Sunday i'm going to be doing a stock take, which is important for my day job, so my Elimination Chamber review will be coming late Monday evening, and not on a Sunday. You Guys know that I hate having to push things back, but if there's an imprtant reason behind then that has to come first. Helping my team out falls under this, and if you're wondering what I have thought about recent events in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, believe you me, those thoughts are coming, so watch this space.

Gunther Is Simply The Best.

The show opened up with Corey Graves, and. Michael Cole standing in the ring, getting ready to celebrate AJ Styles Appreciation night, that was until the Career Killer Gunther came out. He took pleasure in taking credit for ending the careers of Styles, and. Bill Goldberg, who both come from the state that Monday Night Raw was being beamed live from. He Kicked Corey Graves, and. Michael Cole out of the ring, as the Austrian bathed in the fans hate. Adam Pearce then came out followed by Security, this when he decided to make fun of the fans. Dragon Lee then took offence to this, and both men had a brawl that went into the back area. This was incredibly well shot, as Cody Rhodes came into shot. I loved this, as it set the template for the night ahead.

Cody Rhodes Segment And Jey Uso vs Bronson Reed vs The Original El Grande Americano.

All of this was a mess. Cody came out, and before he could say the name AJ Styles, he was interrupted by The Vision. I hated this. Having two promo segments go back to back, can be quite jarring, and this fell into that realm. Austin Theory, and. Logan Paul, both came across like catty school children, and it was pathetic. Cody brought out The Usos, and just like that we got the Yeetathon we should've had last week. This Match was all over the place. The pacing felt a bit off, and then it happened. As Bronson was going in to break up a near fall, he rolled onto his shoulder, he rolled onto the floor, and was seen by Doctors. It was later confirmed that he was legitimately injured, and will be out for a lengthy time, this meant that the outcome was called on the fly. Jey got the win, and this didn't hide the stench of confusion, as the Match played out live.

Cm Punk Shows Up To Work.

If you're going to show up in style to you're day job, then this is how you do it, you get a champion Nascar Driver to drop you off like he's an Uber driver.

Liv Morgan Segment.

I liked this. Dominik Mysterio introduced Both of Liv's potential opponents, and just like that it was on. Liv apologised to Stephanie Vaquer, because was slightly priviledged. And just like that her WrestleMania opponent was sealed with one punch. Liv Smacked Stephanie as Jade Cargill just stood there looking like an odd piece of furniture.

Jevon Evans Meets Offset And The New Day.

Now this sounds intriguing. Jevon Evans vs Kofi Kingston. Offset was the first of Many Rappers to show on this broadcast. Oh hello That So 2Chains, and has anyone seen Lil Bow Wow recently, oh wait there he is sitting at ringside all grown up.

Maxxine Dupri vs Nattie.

The Match was thrown out after Maxxine was pushed into the ring post. I have a question for you guys, has He Who Shall Not Be Named taken charge of the booking again, because my god this was bad. I'm going to bury this, because this deserves to be put in a vault and never seen again. How did this get greenlit. I hated this with every fibre of my being.

The Judgement Day Are A Family.

Whenever I see these type of segments on WWE TV the only thing that goes through my mind is the song that Kirk Vanhouten sang on The Simpsons, as he tried to get his wife back. This one was no differant, because The Judgement Day are a family divided.

Trick Williams Is In Atlanta.

Trick Williams has brought his Lemon Pepper Steppers all the way to Atlanta, just to try the Chicken Wings. I don't blame you my guy, because Patrick loves Wings as well.

Rusev Is Here.

Hey look everyone Rusev is here. ( for some reason ) Right that's it move over Rusev, because Oba Femi is here. I have a guess for what's in that crate. A lifetimes supply of Sour Patch Kids. That's going a sweat treat for the state of Chicago this Saturday.

Brock Lesnar Segment.

I felt sick watching this. On Sunday evening, I sat down and watched Janelle Grants speech from the Colarado Conference, in which she spoke about how the whole idea of NDA's are cruel, and a form of bullying. This segment just reminded me of the fact that this industry can be very ugly. And what made this worse  was the fact that in the Aftermath of this. WWE aired a vingnette for Becky Lynch. A few months ago Becky spoke about things that happened to her when she got called up to the main roster in 2015. Now i'm not trying to cast any aspertions. I felt like this was a strange thing to air after a segment that featured someone who was mentioned 49 times in a sex trafficking lawsuit. I don't care who Brock faces at Mania. I have no interest in watching him in 2026 for obvious reasons.

Jevon Edwards vs Kofi Kingston.

I liked this. The action felt fresh, and this was important, because this show so far has been a confusing mix-bag. Jevon got the win, thanks to his new mate Offset.

Cm Punk Segment.

And just like that we snapped back to reality. You guys know that I love Cm Punk, but this segment, felt more like a paint by the numbers Babyface promo. This was a step backwards, and a real shame as we head into Elimination Chamber this weekend.

Iyo Sky vs Kairi Sane vs Raquel Rodriguez Womens Elimination Chamber Qualifier.

I liked this. As the Match went on, and the final stages became a bit more clear, you could feel the sense of urgentcy from all three ladies. And this was something that was missing from  some of the Matches on this broadcast. Raquel got the win, and is now in the Womens Chamber Match this weekend.

AJ Styles Says Goodbye To The Fans.

This was a segment that was filled with palpable emotion. You could see it written all over AJ's face as he spoke to the fans, about his time in the industry, and the places were he has been. He thanked the fans, and his family who were at ringside. As the end credits came up, the lights went out, and just like that outcame The Undertaker who rode out on his motorcycle, and spoke to AJ as the look of shook came across AJ's face. Taker said that they've got unfinished business, and he told him that he's an inductee into the WWE Hall Of Fame Class of 2026. This was a genuinely touching moment, and the sight AJ crying with his family is something that I won't forget in a hurry. I was going to talk about my favourite AJ Styles moments, but I decided to do this another time. I might schedule it for Mania week.

Overview Of Monday Night Raw.

This weeks Monday Night Raw has been met with criticism online, and I get it, because this was a confusing mix-bag. I liked Kofi vs Jevon. The opening Segment. Iyo. Raquel, and Kairi Sane had a fun outing, and. Liv Morgan vs Stephanie Vaquer at Mania sounds like a fun Match, but the rest just felt like an uneven waste of time. WWE is on the road to WrestleMania, and this show simply wasn't good enough.

This Weeks Monday Night Raw by the road to WrestleMania standards is a mid 5/10.