WWE shook things up just hours before RAW went live by announcing a loaded update—Cody Rhodes will officially kick off tonight’s show. The Undisputed WWE Champion is stepping into the spotlight at the top of the hour, bringing serious momentum from WrestlePalooza straight into the Netflix era.
But Rhodes isn’t the only major name added late. WWE also confirmed that newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer will be in the building. After claiming the vacant title at WrestlePalooza, this will be her first appearance on RAW, and all eyes are on how she follows up such a huge milestone.
The lineup doesn’t stop there. Bayley is now set to go one-on-one with Roxanne Perez in what’s expected to be a pivotal match for the women’s division. In tag team action, a wild no disqualification six-man match has been booked—The New Day will join forces with Grayson Waller to take on the War Raiders and Penta El Zero Miedo.
Earlier in the day, WWE had already teased Rhodes’ presence on social media, but revealing he’s opening the show puts an even bigger spotlight on tonight’s broadcast. With the fallout from WrestlePalooza still unfolding, and several top stars like CM Punk, AJ Lee, Becky Lynch, and Seth Rollins advertised locally, the stakes are high across the board.
RAW streams live at 7 PM ET exclusively on Netflix, continuing WWE’s historic move into streaming and positioning tonight’s show as a key stop on the road to Crown Jewel 2025. Ringside News will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this week’s show over in our WWE Monday Night RAW coverage hub.
Confirmed for RAW (9/22):
- Cody Rhodes will open the show live
- Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer will appear
- Bayley vs Roxanne Perez
- No Disqualification Six-Man Tag: The New Day & Grayson Waller vs. War Raiders & Penta El Zero Miedo
Do you think Cody Rhodes will address Drew McIntyre or set his sights on Seth Rollins for Crown Jewel? What are you most looking forward to on tonight’s episode? Let us know in the comments.
September 22, 2025 2:47 pm