Tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW emanates from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, and it’s loaded with consequences. Just 48 hours removed from Survivor Series: WarGames — where Team Vision stole the men’s WarGames match with a masked man’s attack on CM Punk, AJ Lee forced Becky Lynch to tap in the women’s WarGames main event, and Liv Morgan shockingly returned to help Dominik Mysterio pry the Intercontinental Championship away from John Cena — the red brand now becomes ground zero for the next phase of Cena’s farewell tour. 

Tonight, RAW hosts both semifinals of The Last Time Is Now Tournament, the 16-man bracket designed to crown the opponent for Cena’s final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII on December 13 in Washington, D.C.    Add in a WWE World Tag Team Championship clash between AJ Styles & Dragon Lee and The New Day, plus the immediate fallout from two chaotic WarGames matches, and you have one of the most pivotal episodes of RAW of the year. 

Here is everything advertised for tonight’s show

• WWE World Tag Team Championship:
  AJ Styles & Dragon Lee (c) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
• The Last Time Is Now Tournament – Semifinals:
  
  • GUNTHER vs. Solo Sikoa
  • Jey Uso vs. LA Knight
• Survivor Series: WarGames Fallout:
  
  • Follow-up to Team Vision’s WarGames win and the masked attacker who stomped CM Punk
  • AJ Lee’s first appearance on RAW since forcing Becky Lynch to submit inside WarGames
  • Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan reacting to Dom’s Intercontinental Title win over John Cena
  • Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer after her successful title defense

World Tag Team Championship: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee (c) vs. The New Day

The tag team division takes center stage tonight as AJ Styles & Dragon Lee put the WWE World Tag Team Championship on the line against one of the greatest duos in modern WWE history, The New Day. 

Last week on RAW, The New Day confronted General Manager Adam Pearce backstage, lamenting the state of the division and how their own struggles had mirrored its decline. Pearce responded by revealing that Styles and Dragon Lee specifically requested to defend the titles against Woods and Kingston tonight in Glendale. This bout marks the champions’ second defense of a reign that sits at just over a month old, underscoring how early they are in their run — and how big an opportunity this is for New Day to reassert themselves as the standard-bearers of the division. 

Stylistically, this could be a show-stealer. Styles and Dragon Lee bring a hybrid of veteran ring IQ and high-octane lucha-influenced offense, while New Day combine decades of tag chemistry with big-match experience and crowd connection that few teams can match. Expect this match not just to decide champions, but to set the tone for the entire tag landscape on RAW heading into Saturday Night’s Main Event and beyond.

The Last Time Is Now Tournament Semifinals

The heart of tonight’s show is The Last Time Is Now Tournament. The bracket began on the November 10 RAW in Boston and has woven through RAW and SmackDown ever since, featuring top stars from across brands — and even a few surprise names — all chasing the once-in-a-lifetime distinction of being John Cena’s final opponent. 

After an intense first round and a chaotic quarterfinal stage that included an injury replacement and a controversial doctor’s stoppage, we’re down to four: GUNTHER, Solo Sikoa, Jey Uso and LA Knight. 

GUNTHER vs. Solo Sikoa

On one side of the bracket, GUNTHER collides with Solo Sikoa in a heavyweight showdown.

• GUNTHER punched his ticket to the quarterfinals with a brutal first-round win over NXT’s Je’Von Evans on the November 17 RAW, in a match that doubled as a statement return for “The Ring General.”  
• He then defeated Carmelo Hayes in the quarterfinals on the November 24 RAW, outlasting Hayes’ athleticism with suffocating chops and a powerbomb that left little doubt about who the favorite is heading into tonight.  

Solo Sikoa’s road has been more chaotic.

• He first advanced by defeating Dolph Ziggler in the opening round on November 17.  
• In the quarterfinals, Solo beat Penta via doctor’s stoppage after the masked star appeared to injure his shoulder on a high-risk hurricanrana at ringside, forcing officials to wave the match off and send Solo forward by necessity rather than decisive dominance.  

Tonight’s semifinal is a classic clash of philosophies: GUNTHER’s methodical, old-school brutality against Solo’s brawling, chaos-driven offense. With the tournament final set for the December 5 episode of SmackDown, the winner here will be one step away from Cena’s farewell spotlight. 

Jey Uso vs. LA Knight

On the other side, Jey Uso meets LA Knight in a semifinal that doubles as a collision of two of WWE’s hottest fan favorites.

Jey’s journey through the bracket: 

• First Round: Defeated The Miz on the November 14 SmackDown, surviving Skull-Crushing Finale attempts to win with a spear into the Uso Splash.
• Quarterfinals: Beat Rusev on the November 28 Black Friday SmackDown, again using the spear-slash-splash combo to move one step closer to Cena.

Knight’s path has been loud and dramatic: 

• First Round: Defeated Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) on November 14, leaning into his big-match charisma and knockout BFT.
• Quarterfinals: Originally slated to face Sheamus, Knight instead drew a “mystery opponent” after Sheamus withdrew due to a shoulder injury. That mystery man turned out to be The Miz, who manipulated his way back into the tournament — only for Knight to shut him down once again with the BFT.

With both men having history with The Vision and long-simmering tensions with Cena stemming from title programs and main-event opportunities, tonight’s semifinal has emotional stakes as high as the competitive ones. The winner will carry massive crowd support — and serious momentum — into Friday’s final.

Survivor Series: WarGames Fallout

Survivor Series 2025 fundamentally reshaped RAW’s top stories, and tonight is where the consequences begin to crystallize. 

Key threads likely to dominate the show include:

• Team Vision’s WarGames victory: Led by Paul Heyman, Team Vision won the men’s WarGames match after a masked figure entered the cage to stomp CM Punk, handing Heyman’s faction a statement win and leaving Punk with a brand-new enemy to hunt.  
• AJ Lee submits Becky Lynch: In the women’s WarGames main event, AJ Lee forced Becky Lynch to tap to the Black Widow, firmly re-establishing herself as a top-tier player on the red brand and sparking questions about Lynch’s next move after a rare submission loss.  
• Liv Morgan’s shocking return and heel turn: Liv returned at Survivor Series and cost John Cena the Intercontinental Championship, attacking him and allowing Dominik Mysterio to regain the gold. Tonight, RAW will be the first chance for Liv and Dom to gloat about their alliance — and for Cena’s eventual tournament winner to take note of the chaos surrounding the legend’s final year.  
• Stephanie Vaquer’s continued dominance: Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer retained her title over Nikki Bella at Survivor Series, further solidifying her reign heading into the final stretch of 2025. Her reaction, potential next challenger, and any WarGames fallout with the rest of the women’s division could all surface tonight.  

Between Punk hunting the mystery attacker, Becky reeling from tapping out, and The Vision strutting after WarGames, tonight’s RAW has the potential to reshuffle the entire main-event scene even before the tournament semifinals ring the bell.

The Last Time Is Now Tournament: full results and updated bracket

Per regularly updated tournament tracking from Khel Now, CBS Sports and other reputable outlets, here is the complete list of match results and the current bracket status heading into tonight’s semifinals. 

First Round Results

• Rusev def. Damian Priest – November 10 RAW
• Sheamus def. Shinsuke Nakamura – November 10 RAW
• Jey Uso def. The Miz – November 14 SmackDown
• LA Knight def. Matt Cardona – November 14 SmackDown
• GUNTHER def. Je’Von Evans – November 17 RAW
• Solo Sikoa def. Dolph Ziggler – November 17 RAW
• Carmelo Hayes def. Bronson Reed (count-out) – November 21 SmackDown
• Penta def. Finn Bálor – November 21 SmackDown  

Quarterfinal Results

• Jey Uso def. Rusev – November 28 SmackDown
• LA Knight def. The Miz
  
  • Note: Sheamus was forced out of the tournament with a shoulder injury; Miz manipulated his way into the replacement slot before falling to Knight.  
• Solo Sikoa def. Penta (doctor’s stoppage) – November 24 RAW
• GUNTHER def. Carmelo Hayes – November 24 RAW  

Tonight’s Semifinal Bracket (Dec. 1 RAW)

• Semifinal #1: GUNTHER vs. Solo Sikoa
• Semifinal #2: Jey Uso vs. LA Knight  

The winners of these matches will advance to the tournament final on the December 5 episode of SmackDown, with that victor earning the right to face John Cena in his final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII on December 13 in Washington, D.C. 

When you zoom out, tonight’s RAW isn’t just a standard post-PLE episode — it’s the bridge between Survivor Series: WarGames and the definitive end of John Cena’s in-ring career. The World Tag Team Title match will shape the top of the tag division, the WarGames fallout will determine who controls the main-event narrative, and The Last Time Is Now semifinals will bring WWE one step closer to answering the question every fan is asking:

Who gets to be the last person to step into a WWE ring one-on-one with John Cena?

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