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WWE Raw Thoughts Jan 12th, 2026 (Patreon)

Published:
2026-01-13 04:00:03
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2026-01

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LUKE: The best ones will be read on the next WrestleTalk Podcast!

Comments

ajschlos

We need Raven on this show

Rob Steedley

Bron Breakker is doing great work with Pierce. I'm actually more interested in this story that chasing the Belt. Also Finn Balor vs CM Punk is a dream match! Judgement Day is in hunt for belts and I am actually here for it.

ImJewels

Raw was fine what I am interested in is Cm Punk vs Finn in Ireland. It most definitely won’t happen but hear me out! Next week on Raw, Finn wins the world title with interference from the vision (no judgement day). At the royal rumble you do the pitched Chelsea Green spot but with Dominic instead, leading to Finn Balor vs Dominic Mysterio at Wrestlemania tor the world title.

Brent

To me, Gunther is becoming more like Okada. He feeds into being a smug dick along with wearing a full robe to the ring. Or maybe it's just the constant use of the word bitch. I did like how Gunther outsmarted AJ with the tap not in view of the ref but it definitely made AJ stupid once again since he got tricked by Dominik Mysterio months ago with something similar.

Ben

What a great show-uhh

Joshua Shepherd

Will the WWE tell us what's going on with Dom or are they hoping we forget the existence of the Intercontinental Championship?

KET

Logan Paul signing a full time contract is very interesting. I like the guy as a performer so Im interested what he'll do now that he's going to be around more.

Vault-Tec Doormamu

The Drone shot of Bron running for the spear is near perfect. All that's missing is a hundred rings flying out of Dragon Lee. It almost looks like he's running on air.

Bob

Felt like another episode where you could just watch the 10 minute highlight. Not sure what it was about the episode, but I really noticed how every entrance theme is the exact same, really need some more of the Johnson rock/metal back. Feels like how all of the booking is, just stale and extremely basic. Super happy for Drew though and excited to hear from Dan! Welcome back!!

Lily Petal

RAW cannot let SD be the #1 show so next week, so like Drew winning against Cody, have Finn beat Punk for the belt! That would be a surprise and make everyone who loves Finn Balor, like me win! You can have Bron cause a distraction which lets Finn win so no Judgement Day interference. Let Finn defend at RR and EC. If Dom comes back, it can be Finn vs Dom at WM. But what a way to start 2026 both Drew and Finn win championship gold!!

Wheels

I thought raw was good possibly should be elevated to grate because of AJ vs Walter. Do you think Brakker getting suspended will hurt or help him get back on track? Also it’s good to see you again Dan been keeping up with you on YouTube hope you both are doing well

Flame4506

Raw is definitely the B show so far this year. Most exciting thing was Breakker's interference followed by his interaction with Pearce. That felt so violent and real. Really brought the hype into the show only for it to be ruined by the end of the AJ Styles vs Gunther match. That was a Dirty Dom finish. Gunther should have had a clean win like the monster heel he should be.

Pogo is here

on punk vs finn. After the cody podcast i remembered how much i love Finn. went back and watched his njpw and i just want the best for him. he most likey won't win the title or get a real push of this. But i want him to get something even if he's just going mid card ic title run just give him a sorty that gose somewhere.

JJ Bittenbinder

I'm suppose to just accept & believe Finn is a credible/deserving challenger for the world title? The man has (according to SRS, and I believe it) only won 2 singles matches since october 2023. Pinn Balor is the new Ziggler, not Sami. At least Sami wins matches & titles... Imma need a little more than just "Im motivated now" to believe he's a changed man.

ChaseTheVillain

I feel like they're only pushing Finn off that Cody podcast and just to make him a tad relevant. I mean, gonna be a good match, but can't get excited about it

MeekCandy4

The finish to Gunther vs Styles was absolutely stupid. It doesn’t build Gunther up and it makes him lame. Just let him get dominant wins please.

Peter Siddorn

Well, the Gunther AJ finish was an interesting choice to do. I do wonder if this was going to be a thing going forward like the ref looking is looking for a tap so Gunther can cheat another way as he does?

Eric#13

As someone who was live at smackdown in Berlin I just wanted to say that you can definetly feel the high ticket prices and lacking product in the attendence. For Bash in Berlin it was almost difficult to get tickets, now 1,5 years later nearly all seats behind the hardcam were empty. They did a good job hiding it tho, I guess they got experience with that

Mohammed Albanai

The shot of Pearce shouting at bron while Bronson is tsunaming in the background was comedy gold

Kevin Fleuriot

Isn't Belfast in Northern Ireland ? Raw was good, way better than the Stranger things themed show. I like that we have more world title defences on weekly shows (should've happen more with Seth and Cody last year). The fake tap out was a choice, not sure how I feel about it. I need AJ to have all the matches he can for the year, he's too good to retire now.

StormyBeanz

With Drew winning the title, do you think we could potentially be getting Punk vs Roman at Mania instead? Also Bron vs Pearce at Mania anyone? All jokes aside if Bron doesn't spear Pearce anytime soon what are they doing.

“Burly” Rob Burwell

I love Finn and have always been a massive fan but I can’t see them doing TWO complete changes to plans heading towards Mania. I am at least excited to see Finn vs Punk. I hope Finn gets to be world champ again after a bit of revamping him

Joe Manns

Not sure if you picked up on it in the moment, when Rayo was doing the spinning slam move, Cole on commentary said “we haven’t seen anyone do that mine since… never mind” obviously referring to cesaro

“Burly” Rob Burwell

I was feeding my 4 month old son and as I was burping him, he spit up on me and as I went to clean it off my shirt I noticed that it looked weird and as I tried to figure out what it was, it became clear that there were two QR codes that one sent me to this podcast on YouTube and the other to Patreon.com/WrestleTalk. I knew he was born to be a fan of WrestleTalk but man what a perk to having my kid, the QR codes are literally in spit up

Chris deaton

Was short on cash and needed some food so decided to buy some cereal and on the inside was a QR code to this podcast. I need to collect 10 to receive my NJPW real worlds title tho. Darn it.

Tom Shucksmith

Understand Hunter wanting us to think Gunter is so clever for tricking AJ Styles into releasing the calf crusher. But personally, I just think seeing the man who retired John Cena not even a month ago visibly tap out is a poor move.

Sid Harrison

Raw was fun but it felt like nothing moved forward other than establishing the tag match at SNME. The AJ Gunther match was good but like… is that it? Are we done with this now then? Also can WWE please take some Geography lessons. Last it was Gunther’s home nation was Germany and now Northern Ireland and Ireland are the same place.

G the B (Greg the Bastard)

Hello guys! Keep up the great work. Who would thought after Smackdown going 3 hours it would be the must watch show?! Another average Raw for me, nothing offensively bad but meh. AJ v Gunther was great and the Bron spear was as well but the rest was skippable for me. Luke hit the nail on the head last year, WWE TV is not designed to be watched live. Watching live last night with the 7pm start time but missed my skip button! Jam that jam!

Jamzy

It was a fine show , I found the tag team number 1 contender match was fine and the AJ Gunther match was fun, I love Finn but not this version of him so that doesn’t even get me excited.but other than that it was kind of a nothing show for me personally

RealDoubleJ

Welcome back Dan! Its always a lovely pleasure to have your perspective on wrestling (almost as lovely as one of your baking recipes) Do you think the Rhiyo tag team is another example of long-term Triple Humble booking that leads to WWE running a show at Rio (de Janeiro)? And if so, what bedazzled sequined carnival costumes can the connoisseurs of culture that are Luke and Owen imagine will be adorned? I can see Gunther pulling off the feather cloak personally!

Real One's Georgie Tuffs

Since most these convos going to involve smackdown I'm amazed how many people like the main event. I thought the match was pointless, could just have a 15 minute backroom brawl with leads to the ring then the straight cage match. Plus that finish was terrible. Im sorry but your main belt being won by a guy we all love just fall out of a open door is a joke. Done with WWE shows apart from ppv, just don't feel like for me anymore if this is the big WOW moment everyone else sees. Massive shout to Drew though, love him getting the belt even though the way he got it was poor. Would love to see him go on a big run... That probably means he loses in next couple months so he can start filming though. Keep it up lads. Jam that jam

Tyler

Can anyone please explain to me how Bron Breaker the baddest man on the roster can split people in half with his spear, the man who people think should be the world champion, is now having adam pearce square up to him march him down backstage and suspend him, and all he does to him is grab him by the throat and pushes him in the ring. For me personally he should’ve speared the boots off of him repeatedly write him off raw and have the vision YOUR MAIN FACTION run raw untill rumble. Also Dans back YAY!!

Neil Sutton

Call me cynical but this international tour is a glorified house show loop. Drew as champ sells more tickets for the UK shows. Becky and Finn sell tickets in Belfast. Gunther rematches against AJ will do well in the remaining Germany dates. Sami will have a title match in Montreal. With that said, none of this will matter come the Royal Rumble when the proper stars return. More money for TKO shareholders though, so not all bad.

Jamie Fisher

I thought they were trying to get the "you tapped out" chants away from gunther. Seems odd to then do this spot, even if i did enjoy it.

Lee Bauer

I know they won't do it, but WWE could swerve us and give us another title swap with Demon Balor. Otherwise this title match next week is pointless

Raymond Mc Mahon

Welcome back Dan always love to see you on the pod

Wahab Fares

So incredibly tired of the multi-person feud segment format of short promo, interruption, short promo, interruption, short promo, interruption, and then brawl. Very lazy stuff.

Eric Larsh

I think the tapping out of sight of the ref adds nuance to Gunther's character. He claims to be the best wrestler, but he's not. Clearly, because Jey Uso made him tap. He's a cunning and smart wrestler, dominant and powerful, but he's not unbeatable. You do have to be a good and smart wrestler to beat him though. His ring intelligence is what gets him a leg up, but his arrogance can, like against Jey, cost him the win.

Jack McEwen-Quy

Adam Pearce vs Bron Brekker has SNME written all over it. Better yet make it a tag with Nick Aldis and Bronson Reed joining the fray. Great Drone shot for the Spear and i did enjoy the HHH segment but he forgot to mention dms and carrier pigeons so we know what to do gang. RELEASE THE PIGEONS!!!

Jackson dale

First time messaging, welcome back dan! Now I know finn is technically a heel but for CM punk Nothing says white meat babyface then beating finn balor on his home turf infront of his family and friends......... and in terms of the tag match even tho penta and lee are taking lucha libre by storm still thought the vision needed another dominant win................

Vikrish-Ingi

Punk been screwed for the title next week by a stand in GM while Adam Pearce is suspended would be so good. Seth is probably bored and could do a job and hes definitely travelling with Becky to see family.

Tariq Ali

Welcome back dan and hello Luke, wouldnt Becky Lynch´s Trump gimmick work much better if the company, or at least HHH, werent publicly endorsing the adminstration.

Rey Villegas

The match between Gunther and AJ was brilliant. I adored the spot where Gunther took the calf crusher and just slammed him on the mat a few times. Then he cheated. Which is whatever I guess smart or something if you wanna say that, but then the commentators are like “OH MY GOD COLE! IVE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE DO THIS BEFORE!!!” As if every other heel for the last 15 years at least has cheated so the face has a reason to call for a rematch. Because god forbid this company just make an actual monster

Darren Lloyd

Hate people getting title shots, outside of open challenges who haven’t won matches in months or in Otis and Tozowa case 2024

Bradley Taylor

I enjoyed this show, aj v gunther was great as well as the women’s tag team match. The other matches were fun too. It was a bit weird Finn gets a title shot but they did make it make sense in the end. And the bron stuff was amazing, and the Paul line of you laid hands on him first was a great cliffhanger

Tino RSA

Thanks for great show. Best place to get your raw recap is right here. My booking would be: Cody x Orton (Legacy Grudge match) Roman x Drew Punk x LA Knight.

Peter Brantuas

I hope you have a nice day. WWE creative bores me. You’d think on a 3 hour show you could have your challengers win a match occasionally. That goes for all of them. I understand people don’t like matches for match sake, but it helps make sense out of otherwise senseless booking.

Lewis Kelly

Hello Luke and Dan (Special mention to Oli), I've contemplated pledging for a while now and the Invasion series really caught my eye. Despite not being born until the Invasion was a dead and buried idea I've always seen it as a big what if..? I could listen to you guys talk about pretty much anything, thank you for all of the content you guys produce and I will continue to SUPPORT WRESTLETALK!

Jonathan Donath

Dan is so good with you guys. Might be good to consider making Tuesday and Friday’s a 3 man booth if possible.