WWE Raw Results 12/22 - The Vision Faces CM Punk & Rey Mysterio, Rhea Ripley Collides With Asuka

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE Raw" on December 22, 2025, coming to you from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan!

Former rivals Rey Mysterio and current World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk will be joining forces with one another to go head-to-head with Bronson Reed and the newest member of The Vision Austin Theory. Following Reed and Theory's stablemate Logan Paul victory against Rey during last Monday's edition of "Raw", Theory revealed himself as the mystery hooded figure who's been helping The Vision pick up victories across the past few weeks (including Paul's that night). Although Theory was forced to back down when Punk ran down to the ring with a chair in hand, another Vision member Bron Breakker blindsided Punk with a spear ahead of challenging Punk for his title on January 5.

Rhea Ripley will be making her return to action as she goes head-to-head with one half of the reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Asuka. As tensions between Ripley, her ally IYO SKY, Asuka, and her Kabuki Warriors tag team partner Kairi Sane continue to mount, Asuka sprayed her signature green mist into Ripley's eyes last Monday and Sane followed it up with an In-Sane Elbow to her. This prompted Ripley to request her match against Asuka from "Raw" General Manager Adam Pearce later that night, to which he subsequently made official.

Elsewhere in the women's division, Bayley will be squaring off with Judgment Day member Roxanne Perez. While Bayley does hold a win over Perez from the September 22 episode of "Raw", she did come up short to Perez's tag team partner and stablemate Raquel Rodriguez on the September 29 edition of the show.

"WWE NXT" star Je'Von Evans will be competing in his first match on "Raw" since coming up short against GUNTHER in a First Round match for The Last Time Is Now Tournament on November 17 as he goes head-to-head with Los Americano's Rayo Americano. Although Rayo Americano and his stablemate Bravo Americano haven't been seen on "Raw" much as of late, they've scored a series of wins against Chase U's Uriah Connors and Kale Dixon at several "NXT" Live Events across the last few weeks.

Additionally, reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion Maxxine Dupri will be making an appearance on tonight's show coming off her successful title defense against Ivy Nile of American Made last Monday. The aforementioned GUNTHER also has something on his mind to share after gloating about retiring John Cena at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on December 13 in the opening moments of last Monday's show much to the disapproval of many in the live crowd.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping what went down during the main event of last Monday's show.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home before we see Paul Heyman have a chat with Austin Theory. Theory explains to Heyman that he wanted everyone to let his actions speak for themselves before he revealed his face, then says he takes now. He says he wants to take the opportunity to help out, and Heyman tells Theory that he finds that interesting.

Rhea Ripley then makes her way to the ring, telling IYO SKY to stay backstage because she can't protect her at ringside. Asuka and Kairi Sane follow. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. Ripley sets up for Rip Tide on Asuka, but Asuka slides out of the ring. Ripley sends Asuka crashing into the barricade repeatedly face first, but Asuka returns the favor and sends Ripley crashing into the barricade shoulder first.

Back from the break, Asuka fires off right hands and left hands on Ripley in the corner. She levels Ripley with a headbutt and pins her, but Ripley kicks out. Asuka then rocks Ripley with a kick, but Ripley intercepts it and connects with an open palm strike on her. She follows it up with a pair of clotheslines and sends Asuka crashing into the mat face first, then connects with a dropkick on the side of Asuka's face and follows it up with a single leg dropkick. Ripley then pins Asuka, but Asuka kicks out.

Back from another break, Ripley and Asuka rock one another with forearms. Asuka looks to land a kick on Ripley's head, but Ripley counters into a Prism Lock. Asuka escapes and counters into an Ankle Lock, then transitions into a German suplex and a basement sliding kick on Ripley.

Asuka charges at Ripley, but Ripley sees her coming and catches her with a dropkick. Ripley and Asuka then teeter on the ropes, but Ripley catches Asuka with a kick to her face and gets her in an electric chair position. She sends Asuka crashing into the mat face first, then looks to follow it up with a Razor's Edge.

Asuka escapes and rolls up Ripley, but Ripley rolls out. Asuka sets up for a Hip Attack to send Ripley crashing off the apron and onto the floor, but Ripley sees her coming. Asuka then catches Ripley with a German suplex on the ring apron before she ascends to the top and looks to fly. Ripley intercepts Asuka with a kick and delivers a running knee to her, then connects with a cannonball on her off the apron.

Ripley dumps Asuka back in the ring, then ascends to the top rope. As the referee checks on Asuka, Sane trips Ripley. IYO SKY runs down to the ring and takes out Sane, but Sane trips SKY on the apron. As Ripley checks on SKY, Asuka takes advantage and rolls up Ripley for the win.

Winner: Asuka

We head backstage and see Paul Heyman catch up with Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker over the revelation that Austin Theory was the hooded figure. Heyman tells Reed and Breakker to carry Theory out of WWE if he fails to carry their Vision.

Back at ringside, Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring to take over the time that was supposed to be allotted to Maxxine Dupri.

Lynch says it's not going to be a celebration for Maxxine Dupri because she's not the legitimate Women's Intercontinental Champion due to referee corruption and interference from AJ Lee. She says she knows the fans are sick of the corruption like she is, then says she knows some powerful people and has the most powerful lawyers in the country. She says she went to Netflix herself, and they told her to go to Grand Rapids to take matters into her own hands. She says she plans on doing just that because she's the greatest female wrestler of all time and it's not just her saying that.

Dupri's music hits and she makes her way out. She says she and everyone else hear Lynch, and while Lynch may be the greatest of all time, she's still beaten her three times. She says she knows Lynch wants an Women's Intercontinental Championship match at any time and place of her choosing, but she will still beat her. She says she will keep training until her blood, sweat, and tears are on the mat, then says while she wants Lynch to admit that she's not Women's intercontinental Champion, she won't. She says Lynch looks like someone who's afraid that her best years are behind her.

Lynch clocks Dupri and rains down right hands on her, then holds up the Women's Intercontinental Championship belt. She fires off more right hands on Dupri, but Dupri manages to cinch in an Ankle Lock on Lynch. Lynch taps out and rolls out of the ring as Dupri holds up her Women's Intercontinental Championship belt.

We then head backstage, where Adam Pearce asks Stephanie Vaquer how she wants to deal with Nikki Bella and Raquel Rodriguez both wanting her Women's World Championship. Vaquer says she's willing to take them both on, and Pearce makes a Triple Threat Women's World Championship Match between Vaquer, Nikki, and Rodriguez official for next Monday.

Back at ringside, Los Americanos make their way to the ring. Je'Von Evans follow. 

The bell rings and Evans levels Rayo with a shoulder tackle. He follows it up with a dropkick, but Rayo fires off a chop on Evans' chest and wears down his arm with a submission hold. Evans responds by delivering a hurricanrana to Rayo off the top rope, the flies over the top rope to level Rayo on the outside.

Back from the break, Evans catches Rayo with a kick to his head. He ascends to the top rope, but Rayo pulls him off by connecting with an arm drag on him off the middle rope. He stomps on Evans' head, then rains down forearms on Evans. Evans fires off right hands on Rayo's head, then runs over him with a knee and follows it up with a suplex. He delivers a springboard forearm to Rayo off the top rope and goes for a pin, but Rayo kicks out.

As Rayo distracts the referee, Bravo and Grande go after Evans. This opens the door for Rayo to land a Michinoku Driver on Evans and pin him, but Evans kicks out and connects with the OG Cutter on Rayo for the win.

Winner: Je'Von Evans

After the match, Los Americanos look to beat down Evans. Evans slides out of the ring before they can. 

Nikki appears at ringside and says the most famous person just walked into the building. She gloats about being a legend, Hall of Famer, and former champion as she stands up on the announce desk before asking how Grand Rapids knows what champions look like rooting for the Detriot Lions NFL team. She says champions look like the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team or the Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA football team, then promises to destroy Stephanie Vaquer's reign as Women's World Champion next week.

Bayley and Lyra Valkyria then make their way to the ring. Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan follow.

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