{"id":149609,"date":"2025-12-30T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=149609"},"modified":"2026-01-20T05:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:15:31","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-1-5-25-netflix-anniversary-stranger-things-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/30\/preview-wwe-raw-1-5-25-netflix-anniversary-stranger-things-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (1\/5\/26) Netflix Anniversary Stranger Things Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE celebrates one year since it &#8216;changed the game&#8217; and did all the other superlatives Triple H claimed when it moved to Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Raw\u2019s Netflix anniversary special has a loaded match card which shows off its best stars. The show will have a supernatural feel as it ties with Netflix show Stranger Things.<\/p>\n<p>The WWE Raw Stranger Things special will offer many stars the chance to return from the Upside-Down and regain their championships. WWE Raw streams live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY at 8c\/5e on Netflix.<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw (1\/4\/25) Match Card\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship: \u201cThe Kabuki Warriors\u201d Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane vs. Rhea Ripley &amp; IYO SKY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Women\u2019s Intercontinental Championship: Maxxine Dupri vs. Becky Lynch\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Liv Morgan vs. Lyra Valkyria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Netflix Anniversary: WWE Raw x Stranger Things<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Raw\u2019s resident demogorgons, \u201cThe Kabuki Warriors\u201d, look to extinguish the momentum of Hell Fire Club member Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY.<\/p>\n<p>Ripley proved she was the top female star in WWE 12 months ago when she beat Liv Morgan on the Netflix premiere. It ended a fierce feud and gave Ripley the World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Ripley overlooked IYO SKY to lose that title just before WrestleMania. Now, Ripley and SKY look to return to holding gold and vanquish their current enemies.<\/p>\n<p>One of Stranger Things season 5\u2019s main storylines involved the redheaded and hardy Max taking the younger blonde Holly under her wing. Redhead Becky Lynch has been trying to keep blonde Maxxine Dupri down recently. But, Dupri somehow manages to always defeat Lynch in an underdog story not seen since the misfit kids from Stranger Things managed to destroy malevolent Vecna.<\/p>\n<p>Dupri holding the Intercontinental Championship is a parallel world in Lynch\u2019s mind. The two meet for the title on this WWE Raw Stranger Things special.<\/p>\n<h3>A New World Heavyweight Champion?<\/h3>\n<p>CM Punk defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Bron Breakker is reminiscent of Hopper\u2019s situation in Stranger Things season 4.<\/p>\n<p>Hopper faced an entire Russian army interrogation and a final fight with a demogorgon. Punk must see off the ever-expanding \u201cThe Vision\u201d during his bout with the dog of the group, Bron Breakker.<\/p>\n<p>If Breakker ends the night as champion, it would signal a new beginning for WWE Raw in 2026.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<section class=\"mb-12\">\n<div class=\"max-w-4xl mx-auto\"><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on Rhea Ripley and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE celebrates one year since it &#8216;changed the game&#8217; and did all the other superlatives Triple H claimed when it moved to Netflix. WWE Raw\u2019s Netflix anniversary special has a loaded match card which shows off its best stars. The show will have a supernatural feel as it ties with Netflix show Stranger Things. 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