WWE Raw Results 2/23/26

WWE Raw is live tonight at 8/7c from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA.

Advertised is a special AJ Styles tribute, the return of Brock Lesnar, Liv Morgan’s WrestleMania 42 announcement, an appearance by CM Punk, Nattie vs. Maxxine Dupri, Iyo Sky vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Kairi Sane in a Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier, as well as Jey Uso vs. Bronson Reed vs. O.G. El Grande Americano in a Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier.

The following are WWE Raw results for Monday, February 23, written by Gerweck.net reporter Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) as the show aired live.

WWE RAW RESULTS 2/23/26

‘WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.’ kicks things off as always. We see some Superstar arrival shots and then settle inside State Farm Arena.

“The Career Killer Kicks Things Off

Gunther comes out to a ton of heat. He gets on the microphone and talks about WWE’s plans to honor a loser. He then gloats about ending the careers of Bill Goldberg, John Cena and AJ Styles. He continues to talk, but Adam Pearce comes out to cut him off.

Or to try to, anyways. Pearce keeps yelling, but Gunther continues calmly talking, without even looking over. He literally doesn’t seem to hear him. Pearce is coming across clear as day on the broadcast, but apparently not in the arena? Pearce yells “goddamnit” and literally gets ready to turn around for another microphone.

Finally, Gunther hears him. Pearce has security and warns Gunther that he’s leaving now or being escorted out so that they can celebrate AJ Styles’ career as planned. Gunther says he’ll leave. He gets ready to do that, but as he’s leaving, he is attacked by Dragon Lee.

After security breaks it up, they keep walking together. Dragon Lee attacks again. He beats Gunther down until once more security does their job and clears up the chaos. Pearce tells Gunther he hopes he’s happy. “That’s your night!” Gunther gets up and sees Cody Rhodes looking at him.

Atlanta’s Own Cody Rhodes Comes To The Ring

Cody doesn’t say a word or do anything. He just turns around and walks off. His music hits inside the arena and out “The American Nightmare” comes to kick things off for real. He settles on the entrance stage as pyro and fireworks explode, as Alicia Taylor introduces Atlanta’s own son.

Rhodes begins on the mic, and says he’s already sure he knows what everyone wants to talk about, and that’s “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles. Before he can continue, The Vision come out to cut him off. Austin Theory says he’s ashamed to be from Atlanta.

Logan Paul speaks up and tells Cody that Bronson Reed is going to win his qualifier for the Elimination Chamber tonight and then win it all this weekend. He says then they’ll take over SmackDown in addition to Raw. Cody says he knows someone who disagrees.

Men’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
Bronson Reed vs. Jey Uso vs. OG El Grande Americano

With that said, Jey Uso’s theme hits. He “YEET’s” his way to the ring for our Men’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match of the evening. As he does, the show shifts gears and settles into a quick pre-match commercial break. The show returns to a plug for AJ Styles merchandise.

From there, the trumpets hit inside State Farm Arena and out comes the OG El Grande Americano. It’s time to find out who is the final Raw representative to enter the Men’s Elimination Chamber this weekend, as our triple-threat qualifier kicks off in-ring action tonight.

The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this high stakes bout. We see some initial back-and-forth offense, building to Americano hitting a moonsault off the top to both guys on the floor. We head to a break. When the show returns, we see Reed hit a double stacked slam on both guys at the same time.

When the show settles back in from another commercial break, we immediately notice Reed missing from the scene. We see him at ringside with officials all over him. He’s down. A replay shows him immediately look at his arm upon landing while executing a move. It looks like a bicep or tricep he stared at.

Anyways, the rest of the match continues. The commentators address Reed’s situation. Jey seems to be talking to the referee. Reed never returns. Uso hits am Uso Splash for the win. As soon as he scores the pin, Jey is seen whispering with the referee again. With the win, Jey qualifies in the final spot for Men’s Chamber.

Winner and QUALIFYING for Men’s Elimination Chamber: Jey Uso

Liv Morgan’s WrestleMania 42 Announcement

CM Punk comes out of a race car with Tyler Reddick after doing donuts in the parking lot and they enter the arena. Back at ringside, Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio come out to the ring and when we come back from a commercial break we will find out who she will choose to challenge at WrestleMania.

We return from the break to the announcement that Trish Stratus has been added to the list of legends and Superstars scheduled to appear at WWE World during WrestleMania Week. We then see highlights of Stephanie Vaquer making Liv Morgan cry last week.

Back live, Dom-Dom and Liv are in the ring. Dom builds Liv up as the greatest Royal Rumble winner ever. He says it’s time for her WrestleMania 42 announcement. He asks for the two women’s champions to come out. Stephanie Vaquer makes her way out first. Jade Cargill comes out next.

Morgan gets up close to Vaquer. She apologizes for what she said about her. She didn’t realize what she had to go through to get where she is today. She says but now she’s got to focus on her story. She turns and smirks at Cargill.

But instead of saying anything, she turns and knocks Vaquer out with the mic. Cargill smiles and walks off as Morgan pounds away at Vaquer. She leaves her laying and poses with her title. The decision is made. Morgan’s theme hits to wrap things up.

Offset Is In The Building

Byron Saxton talks to Je’Von Evans. Saxton talks about what Evans had to do to get in The Chamber match and asks him his thoughts going into the Elimination Chamber. Offset comes up to Evans. The New Day come by and Woods and Kingston are pissed that Offset never comes when they invite him. Evans vs. Kingston is set for tonight.

Some Familiar Faces Are Here

Michin, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa hang out backstage. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows come by and hug and the Bullet Club is here for AJ Styles’ tribute.

Maxxine Dupri vs. Nattie

Back inside the arena, it’s time for our next match of the evening, a grudge match pitting former friends turned enemies. Nattie goes for Dupri before the bell and is held back by the ref. Nattie charges for Dupri at the bell and punches her in the corner. Dupri takes down Nattie with a dropkick and then sends her out of the ring.

Nattie throws Dupri into the barricades and Dupri kick Nattie and hits a cross body off the apron onto Dupri. Dupri sends Nattie into the barricades and Nattie kicks Dupri into the ringpost an Dupri gets knocked out. Nattie mounts Dupri and punches the back of Dupri’s head. Nattie keeps doing it and the ref calls for the bell.

Winner: Nattie

Backstage With The Judgment Day

The Judgement Day (Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan, DominiK Mysterio, Finn Balor and JD McDonagh) are backstage. Rodriguez says she’s ready for her match tonight and Morgan celebrates what she just did in the ring. McDonagh apologizes to Balor. Balor tells McDonagh that brother’s fight and sometimes they have to do things on their own.

Mysterio disagrees and says he was left high and dry and that’s why he lost last week and he doesn’t want to do this alone and asks if he can count on Balor for his match against Penta. Balor tells Mysterio to grow up and leaves. McDonagh says he’ll talk to Balor.

Oba Femi Still Without A Home

The show heads to a break, with the commentators plugging Brock Lesnar when we return. When the show returns from the break, we see a new vignette for Oba Femi, who is still a free agent without an official brand to call home. The package wraps up and the show moves on.

Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis To Open Mystery Crate At Elimination Chamber

We see Raw General Manager Adam Pearce is standing by the mystery wooden box/crate and he asks why it’s here. A WWE employee is told to ship it to the Elimination Chamber and he and Nick Aldis will open it together. So more hype for whatever this is being unveiled this weekend.

Backstage With Adam Pearce & Rusev

Rusev asks Pearce for his time and Pearce says he has another engagement and Rusev asks who is more important than him. It’s Oba Femi and he enters the frame. Rusev and Femi get in each other’s faces and Pearce says they’ll settle this at another time and date because tonight is for AJ Styles.

Brock Lesnar Returns

Now it’s time for the advertised return of “The Beast Incarnate” himself, Brock Lesnar. Lesnar and Paul Heyman come out to the ring. Heyman gets on the mic and starts to talk but Lesnar whispers something to him so Heyman says he’s the mouth piece for Lesnar.

Heyman says usually WrestleMania had two main events, the title match and The Undertaker’s streak. Heyman says since Lesnar ended Undertaker’s streak, that means Brock Lesnar’s WrestleMania matches are now the second main event.

Heyman asks who will challenge Lesnar and he couldn’t find someone in the roster who is deserving for the ass whopping Lesnar will give them. Heyman shows dates of when Lesnar will be on RAW till WrestleMania and invites the roster to step up when Lesnar is on Raw and come face to face with Lesnar.

Heyman says no one will answer will Lesnar’s open challenge. Heyman says no one in the locker room has the balls to challenge Lesnar. Heyman drops the mic and he and Lesnar leave the ring. The segment wraps up on that note and on the show goes.

Je’Von Evans (w/ Offset) vs. Kofi Kingston (w/ Xavier Woods & Grayson Waller)

A video promo plays and it’s Becky Lynch calling out AJ Lee ahead of their match this weekend. Back live, it’s time for Je’Von Evans vs. Kofi Kingston in the match set up earlier. Offset is actually out with Evans for this one. We get the bell, and the men lock up.

Kingston gets behind Evans but Evans counters and they go back and forth and Kingston sends Evans into the corner. Evans gets Kingston in a shoulder lock and Kingston flips out of it and puts Evans in one. Evans flips out of it and takes down Kingston.

Evans gets slapped and he dropkicks Kingston and covers him for a near fall. Evans sends Kingston out of the ring and Waller distracts Evans. Evans goes for a suicide dive and Kingston runs away. Woods and Waller distract Evans again.

Kingston runs back and Evans catches him with a running knee and covers him and Kingston kicks out at two. Kingston kicks Evans and gauges his eyes. Evans is sent out of the ring and then kicked down by Kingston from the apron. On that note, we head into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.

When the show returns, we see Kingston headbutt Evans against the ropes and delivers some punches to Evans. Evans kicks Kingston and punches him. Kingston goes for the SOS and Evans counters and kicks down Kingston. Evans kicks Kingston again and then hits a tornado splash kick and covers Kingston for a near fall.

Evans climbs the ropes and goes for a moonsault but Kingston moves out of the way. Kingston hits SOS and covers kicks out at two. Evans is holding his knee from missing the Moonsault. Evans rolls up Kingston and Kingston kicks out. Evans hits a knee and Kingston rolls out of the ring.

Evans comes over the ropes and dives onto Kingston. Waller cheap-shots Evans outside the ring and Kingston hits a leg drop and covers Evans who kicks out at two. Waller and Offset start to argue and Offset sends Waller over the announce desk. Offset gets in Woods’ face. The distraction sets Kingston up to be pinned by Evans.

Winner: Je’Von Evans

Latest From Finn Balor

Frankie Kazarian and Abyss walk backstage. They’re here for AJ Styles’ Tribute. We get a video promo from Finn Balor where he says he has something to prove and that’s why he has to beat CM Punk and become the champion and main event WrestleMania.

CM Punk Talks Elimination Chamber & WrestleMania 42

Back live at ringside, CM Punk comes out to talk to the Atlanta crowd. Punk says he’s here to celebrate AJ Styles and says the crowd should be chanting Styles’ name and Atlanta comes through. Punk says he has some things he has to get off his chest.

He says what if this is the last time he addresses WWE as a champion. He says Finn Balor brings up a bunch of what ifs and Punk rattles off a bunch of his what ifs. Punk says he’s a fighting champion and he’s doing the best that he can right now.

He talks about past superstars who have held the title and says he’s keep the prestige of the title. Punk asks what if Roman Reigns was here tonight. He says what ifs are not rooted in reality because Reigns isn’t here but he’s here.

He says if he loses this weekend, and the reality is Reigns will be at RAW next week and what if he punches out Reigns then and doesn’t wait for WrestleMania. Punk says he doesn’t have to ask what ifs about him because he’s the champion and the best in the world. His what if isn’t about main eventing WrestleMania because it’s reality.

Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
Iyo Sky vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Kairi Sane

It’s main event (match) time!

We get the bell, Sky attacks Rodriguez and she gets knocked to the ring. Rodriguez kicks Sane to the mat and Sky flips around the ring and takes down Rodriguez. Rodriguez throws Sky into the corner and Sane climbs onto Rodriguez’s back but gets thrown into the corner as well.

Sky and Sane punch and slam into Rodriguez and then slam into Rodriguez in the other corner. Rodriguez is kicked out of the ring and Sane then takes down Sky and covers her for a two count. Sane takes Sky own with a head-scissors and Sky knocks Sane down and covers her and Sane kicks out.

Sky back body drops Sane and Rodriguez gets back in the ring and is kicked down. Rodriguez slams both Sane and Sky with a double fall-away slam. Rodriguez tosses Sane to the outside but is sent over the ropes by Sane. Sane goes for the insane elbow and Rodriguez catches her. Sky moonsaults onto them both outside the ring.

On that note, the show shifts gears and heads into a mid-match commercial break. When the show returns, we see the match still in progress. We see Sane and Rodriguez are laid out outside the ring. Sane gets back in the ring and Sky clobbers her to the mat and hits a flapjack.

Rodriguez is kicked back outside the ring and Sane gets kicked between the ropes. Sky hits a springboard missile dropkick and does her finger taunt. Sky goes for her bullet train attack but is derailed by Rodriguez. Rodriguez takes down Sane and covers her for a near fall.

Sky stops Rodriguez from hitting a Tejana Bomb on Sane and Sky sends Rodriguez into the ring-post and Rodriguez is knocked out of the ring. Sane hits a suicide dive on Rodriguez and Sane comes off the top rope and hits the Insane Elbow on Rodriguez. Sky kicks Rodriguez over the barricade and Sane knocks Sky with an elbow.

Sane tries for an insane elbow and Sky gets out of the way. Sane rolls up Sky and Sky kicks out. Sane is slammed down and Sky hits Over the moonsault and Rodriguez breaks the pin pulling Sane out of the ring. Rodriguez clotheslines Sane outside the ring and gets back into the ring.

Sky slams Rodriguez into the corner and guillotines her on the ropes. Sky hits a top rope missile dropkick on Rodriguez and hits her with the Bullet-Train Attack. Sky climbs the ropes and Rodriguez catches up to her and tries to knock her off the top rope.

Sky hits a jumping Tornado DDT and then climbs the ropes again and Sane knocks Sky off the top rope and comes off the top and goes for The Insane Elbow and Rodriguez gets her knees up. Rodriguez slams Sane down with a Tejana Bomb and gets the win. With the victory, Rodriguez secures the final spot in the Women’s Chamber match.

Winner and QUALIFYING for Women’s Elimination Chamber: Raquel Rodriguez

Bronson Reed Injury Update

After the confusing opening match, which saw Jey Uso pin OG El Grande Americano to secure the final spot in the Men’s Elimination Chamber match after Bronson Reed suffered an injury, we learn that Reed suffered a torn biceps and is “out indefinitely” as a result.

AJ Styles Tribute

It’s main event (segment) time!

Following the final break of the evening, we see a special video package in honor of AJ Styles. The video package is to the old Creed song, “Higher.” When it wraps up, “The Phenomenal One” himself emerges, looking very visibly emotional. He makes his way to the ring for our final segment of the evening.

Styles soaks in the moment and Atlanta chants “Thank you, AJ”. Styles says he was going to wear a suit but the last time he did, he beat up Rhodes so he chose not to. Styles says if he gets choked up it’s not because he’s sad but he has stuff to say.

He talks about how grateful he is to be in Atlanta and how he grew up 45 mins away and he’s thankful he gets a tribute here. Styles says he’s still that kid from Gainsville, Florida who fell in love with wrestling. He says he’s wrestled in Japan and the main stage in WrestleMania.

He talks about his run in TNA and how he left to go to Japan and met the Good Brothers. He says Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson taught him how to have fun when wrestling. He says he’s almost done everything and the one thing he hasn’t done is be a full-time father.

He talks about how he has missed birthdays and anniversaries and important games for his kids. He says the biggest flex he has, is that he has the best wife in the world. He tells his wife, who is in the front row, that she’s the reason for his success.

Styles thanks his family who is there as well and says although the things didn’t go the way he planned with his match with Gunther – it was kind of poetic. He says he debuted at the Royal Rumble in 2016 and his last match was at the Royal Rumble in 2026.

Styles talks about why he didn’t leave gloves in the ring and he’s a man of his word. Styles takes his jacket off and says he didn’t take off his gloves because he wanted to take them back home and come to Atlanta so he can leave his gloves at “home”. Styles gets emotional and takes his gloves off and puts them on his jacket.

He thanks Atlanta for their love and says he would be nothing without them. Styles drops the mic and gets on the turnbuckles and waves at the crowd as the end credits start to roll. The RAW roster comes out to the entry way and they give Styles a standing ovation as the crowd chants “Thank you, AJ”.

The lights go dark and we hear The Undertaker’s gong. The Undertaker rides out with his motorcycle and pulls up to the ring. Undertaker gets in the ring and gets a mic. Undertaker looks at Styles’ jacket and gloves in the middle of the ring and asks Styles if he’s just going to leave his stuff in the ring and leave?

Undertaker says they have unfinished business and says “if you see him coming, you’re already gone” but he’s changed it to “if you see him coming, he’s already going.” The Undertaker tells Styles he is the newest Inductee in the 2026 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame.

Styles and Undertaker hug and Styles’ wife and kids get in the ring, The Undertaker leaves and Styles hugs his family. Styles’ theme music hits and he celebrates in the ring with his family and the show fades to black. Thanks for joining us!