[7.0] "Overall, it wasn't a bad show. The in-ring action was fairly good, with three solid matches that clearly showcased the wrestlers' ability to deliver strong performances on a weekly show. There were also some interesting segments, notably that twist involving Finn Balor, which was quite well done, the excellent segment from Gunther as expected, and Becky Lynch's promo, which was pretty good. The show could have been much better in many ways, but it's still something we can be satisfied with and even quite pleased about."

[6.0] "This was a solid episode of Monday Night RAW. The all-star Six-Woman Tag Team Match was particularly entertaining, showcasing strong in-ring performances and effective storytelling, while also advancing the build toward the Royal Rumble by confirming additional participants for the match. The main event delivered as well, offering a compelling blend of action and character development. Finn Bálor's ongoing internal struggle was especially noteworthy, as his growing desperation and willingness to do whatever it takes to capture championship gold added emotional depth to the show. Overall, this episode effectively set the stage for the Royal Rumble premium live event taking place this weekend."

[6.0] "J'ai vraiment le sentiment que RAW ne tient actuellement debout que grâce à ses Main Events, et surtout grâce à CM Punk, qui affiche une forme impressionnante en ce début d'année. Cette semaine encore, il nous offre un match dantesque face à AJ Styles. L'affrontement était tout simplement brillant, intense et parfaitement maîtrisé. Un grand merci aux deux hommes, et tout particulièrement à AJ Styles, qui semble engagé dans une véritable mini tournée d'adieu, avec des performances de très haut niveau. J'ai toutefois une réelle inquiétude : son match contre Gunther au Royal Rumble pourrait bien être le dernier de sa carrière. La stipulation rend l'échéance particulièrement lourde de sens. Quoi qu'il en soit, j'espère que CM Punk conservera cette dynamique jusqu'à WrestleMania. À ce niveau-là, il est clairement l'élément moteur de RAW."

[2.0] "I didn't think that was a good episode at all a dream match between aj styles and cm punk happened in the worst way besides the show was almost empty of everything the tag team division aren't good Even austin theory are now in a dull spotlight after his teaming with the vision"

[4.0] "A show that couldn't deliver a single decent match, starting with the women's match. It might have been considered a decent match in the ring, but it's incredibly tiresome how Rhea Ripley is so superior to the rest of the women's division. There was a moment when Liv and Roxanne jumped on her and Rhea carried them like babies. It's as if Rhea has a 99 GLB (Gross Weight) and the others have 73. The Theory and Rey match was so irrelevant I won't even mention it. The tag team match was good, but the result was a complete disaster. How can you make your tag team title challengers Otis and Akira Tozawa, the biggest jobbers in WWE? And finally, the main event. It's very sad that this will probably be the only AJ vs. Punk match in WWE history, and it ended in interference. That was my dream match, and they ruined it just to ruin Finn Bálor's character again, right when he was finally gaining the crowd's support again."

[7.0] "maybe more 6.5/10. The show was average but it had two peaks. The first one was, obviously, seeing AJ vs Punk. The second one was seeing Tozawa finally going for a title shot"

[7.0] "The episode was good, with good matches, and two hours of buildup to Balor's future interference. It's a shame that for the second week in a row, Adam Pearce and Paul Heyman stopped the flow of the show. I understand the storylines, but this way the episode becomes an incredible block on the stomach"

[6.0] "It was decent but I'm tired of the 4 match format. Raw has gotten constantly bad since they did it and it's not like the in ring segments if it's worth watching. The whole Adam Pearce being controlled by a higher up is really dumb and I doubt there's actually any payoff to it. I'm tired of stephanie facing the same person. She's been feuding with the judgement day since October. The worst part is she's gonna continue to do so until WrestleMania. The judgement day stuff and the vision stuff (apart from the 6 woman tag) REALLY dragged this show down."

[6.0] "It was an alright episode of Raw, started well with the 6 woman tag match with the middle of the show, both segments and matches being alright, but will be nice to see Alpha Academy get a title shot. The main event was good up until the finish which is mildly disappointing now but could be even more depending on if that is AJ's last match on Raw of his career or not."

[4.0] "Man that was rough. From start to finish I was bored, only the main event interested me but even that dream match got ruined by a Balor interference to build up the rivalry between him and Punk. I was looking to a good one on one against two legends but we got screwed out of it. I'm waiting for the Rumble but if that disappoint me as well I might just quit watching WWE live. (+ it's at 2 AM in my country...)"

[4.0] "I'm not enjoyed by this episode. Matches were pretty good for weekly show, but it's only thing that I liked on this Raw. No, 2 more segments were great - interview with GUNTHER and Becky Lynch's confrontation with Kabuki Warriors. Everething else was just a not intresting and before the Royal Rumble thay like forgot to promote this grand show."

[6.0] "RAW was a bit ramped down this time both in presentation and with the matches mostly being somewhat above average and even the main event didn't hit as hard as it should have due to the sudden intervention and the horrible decision to keep Finn Balor heel still. Clearly they will not push Finn Balor even if it costs them their life and keep him as a lingering heel jobber. I felt the crowd was miserable too, a bit odd considering this was Canada. Anyway, a 6/10."

[4.0] "Mediocre at best, for starters the idea of Punk AJ in the main event was excellent. The execution of that match was very disappointing. GUNTHER should've interfered in the match, not Balor, Balor should be a face, idc if they want Styles Balor or Punk Balor in Chicago. It does nothing for him, because we know HE IS NOT WINNING THE TITLE AS A HEEL. This is all a waste of everyone's time, because he is eventually going to be a babyface. GUNTHER not interfering in the main event is another typical bone headed WWE mistake. It furthers the feud with AJ, and also gives him momentum going into the Rumble match taking out the current world champ. The Vision segment was a joke, all we got was Adam Pearce saying sorry to a. heel faction which makes him look like a loser, to set up an Austin Theory match nobody wanted to see and was more boring than a Natalya promo. The only positives on the show were the consistenyl good backstage segments, notably Beckys and the Visions. The opening trios match was fine, but furthered nothing. The tag title match was pretty fun but nothing special. 4/10 show"

[5.0] "Slowly but surely, the question arises as to whether the Royal Rumble will really be AJ Styles' last match. The signs are mounting, as they are squeezing in a match between him and CM Punk at the opening that everyone wants to see. In light of the events of the last few days, the Triple Threat seems a little too indifferent to me. Heyman, on the other hand, is targeting Adam Pearce. And he's putting all the Vision guys in the Rumble. Then Theory defeats Rey Mysterio, and The Vision also takes down the other Latinos who accompanied the Hall of Famer to the ring. Nattie gets a promo video and now wants to be a whole new nasty Natalia. This time for real. Really. I swear! Meanwhile, Gunther explains that he just enjoys ending careers. We know. Alpha Academy defeats opponents with profile. What does that tell me? Balor decides the last match by DQ before anyone gets hurt. That's not much hype for the Rumble, is it?"

[8.0] "Was there in person and had a great time. It was cool to see Punk and Styles in the main event live."

[7.0] "I had a lot of fun watching this show, it was pretty well done. AJ & Punk's segment (although frustrating because they just wouldn't get to the point) was pretty good and it was pretty cool to see them in the main event. The 6-woman tag was pretty fun, although I don't like how dominant Rhea is over that entire group. The Vision's segment with Adam Pearce was good but had me thinking why Adam Pearce was aggressive and furious last week to then this week being all happy and apologetic and giving The Vision everything, makes me think that the phone call he got in Belfast scared him into doing that? Theory vs Rey was decent but unfortunately Rey did get hurt and I do hope it isn't as severe as we think. Gunther's interview was peak, the 4 way tag was a lot of fun in my opinion, and the main event (even being for the title) was pretty good until the unfortunate Finn appearance. Overall, very fun episode here, I like to think WWE has been cooking in this first month so far (now i just pray they end the month strongly with the Rumble)"

[7.0] "This episode of RAW was honestly quite compelling both in terms of actually having some fun positive vibes, but also the fact that they built to the main event very well not only by setting it up in the opener, but also the way they built up Finns potential involvement throughout the show, in a way that it still felt like a surprise, because we werent sure what stance he was going to take. Both the womens and mens multi-man tags was a lot of fun and the vision vs pearce drama is honestly quite compelling. The only real bummer was the Rey vs Theory match as well as the overall glacial pacing of the show that persists regardless of content. We need a higher volume of content to increase the pace of the show. I didn't mind the main event at all, because I like having world title matches on tv, and you can't do that if they all end clean."

[6.0] "[6.5/10] Like last week, we had a good RAW, but it didn't live up to the red branch. The opening segment was okay but a little long. It was very cool to have the Styles/Punk match made official. The three-on-three is very cool. Despite their excellent match at SNME, Rhea, IYO, Liv and Perez still did well. Very cool end to the match. The Vision segment was very interesting. I admit the beginning was a bit random, but the moment when Heyman reminds us that Pearce is in the wrong by using the images was very cool. Pearce putting all the members of The Vision and Breakker in the RR is very cool. It shows that Pearce was clearly threatened. As much as I liked this segment for its interest, I can't say the same about Theory/Rey. This match is average with a slightly weird pace. Theory wins, of course, but that's all we'll remember about it. Gunther's segment is very good. Finally, Gunther says that the veterans are staying too long and want their moments. I hope Cole won't be involved in the Styles/Gunther match at the Rumble because it would be awful to see a commentator cost Gunther the match. Natalya's video clip is rubbish. The justification for her attack is simply not good enough. Why say that Dupri failed when she won the IC title? If Dupri hadn't managed to win the IC title, Natalya's attack would have made more sense. The tag team is okay, but nothing more. Tozawa had a very good match. Despite their performance, I didn't like the result. Alpha Academy doesn't have the credibility to go after these tag team titles. The Creeds and even the Americanos would have been much better choices. I hope the Usos/Academy will prove me wrong. Kairi for the IC title, I say yes. She's clearly the kind of woman who deserves to be in contention for that title. The common thread of the evening is clearly Finn Balor. His first segment with Punk is good. You can sense that Balor is getting back on track. The one with Pearce is good too. The fact that Balor wasn't included in the Rumble is very interesting and makes us want to support him in the face of this injustice. Finally, Vaquer/Raquel is official. I can't wait for the match because the build-up has been pretty good. Let's talk about the ME. Punk/Styles was cool but not up to what a Punk/Styles match should be. It was slow at times, it didn't have the 'tension' that we had between Shinsuke and Styles. The finish doesn't help either. Seeing Balor waste a match like that is disappointing. They decided to keep Balor as a heel when he had the opportunity to turn face given the segments I mentioned. I kind of understand Balor's actions because he's doing everything he can to get another shot at the title, but it wasn't the right time to do that. WWE has stalled with this main event."

[6.0] "Ok, I know that I'm only giving this a 6/10. BUT, I actually enjoyed this episode in large segments, the quality had been slowly improving this month and I am 100% here for it. During a couple of key moments, someone needs to slap the pen out of the writers hands and this show would be a million times better. Like I said, this was a decent show and I hope it keeps going this way RUMBLE SEASON BAY BAY!"

[5.0] "After a good SNME, Raw had an average show that wasn't helped by the Toronto crowd not caring much about the main event (which itself disappointed me)."

[6.0] "[6.6] The January 26th, 2026 edition of Monday Night RAW was a decent show in the buildup to the Royal Rumble. The first half of this show was great and could have led into a great second half but the second half is of course filled with WWE nothing segments where they talk about nothing and do nothing. The highlights of the show was the opening promo, JD vs. RHIYO & Vaquer, Balor's story (until the end), GUNTHER's interview, The #1 contenders tag match and CM Punk vs. AJ Styles. The negatives was The Vision and the nothing segments. Overall, they need to make these backstage segments matter like NXT or SmackDown and find a purpose for The Vision because these things drag the show down."

[6.0] "A good episode of Raw, which featured CM Punk Vs. AJ Styles right before the Royal Rumble on Saturday. IF this is the way AJ goes out, I'll miss the man, but I understand why he's going. The opening six-woman tag was fun. Mysterio/Theory was kind of lame. The multi-tag match was as well. I liked it, but it could have been better."

[6.0] "This was just a disappointing show especially considering it is the last before the Royal Rumble. The first two matches were meh, then it got better but the main event ended with a DQ while they were having a good match. There was no real storyline progression outside of Finn and Punk which isn't even on the Rumble card."