Tonight is the first Raw of 2026, and WWE is loading the card to make sure fans never forget its one year anniversary on Netflix. There are three championship matches on the slate, with a very good chance that at least one of these belts is changing hands. The headlining match is World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker. This looked like a potential WrestleMania world title match after Bron took over the de facto top guy position of The Vision following Seth Rollins’ injury. The promos from both men have been great leading up to this bout. Bron is seen by so many people as the future face of WWE, but he’s ready to prove that the future is now.

Breakker has the numbers game on his side, with stablemates Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, and Austin Theory all lurking in the shadows and prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure Bron is the new champion tonight. Rey Mysterio and Penta might be able to counteract some of those names, but it will probably take a surprise return from LA Knight to tip the scale back in CM’s favor. Knight was Tsunami splashed on a car by Reed last month, so it would be a sweet measure of revenge for the megastar to screw over The Vision in such a high stakes fight. The first Raw of the year also features Becky Lynch’s first match since she gave up at War Games in November. Lynch’s boycott of Raw is over, and she’s back in the ring challenging Maxxine Dupri for the women’s Intercontinental championship.

Dupri is confident that she will make The Man tap out and prove her title win over Becky was no fluke. This looks like the match with the highest chance of a title change on tonight’s show, in my view. The third title match on the lineup is IYO SKY teaming up with Rhea Ripley to take on WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Kairi Sane and Asuka. RHIYO has momentum on their side after getting the better of the Kabuki Warriors last week, but does momentum make a lick of difference in pro wrestling? There is potential for a smoz finish here, with other teams like Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair and Lash Legend & Nia Jax each thinking this should be their title shot.