WWE Raw Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights After Crown Jewel 2026

On the heels of Crown Jewel, where Roman Reigns defeated Sami Zayn and Liv Morgan was upset by Chelsea Green, WWE Raw rolled into the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in historic Greenville, South Carolina, for the November 9 broadcast.

What went down, how did it affect the build to the November 28 Survivor Series premium live event, and how did each match and segment grade out?

Find out in this recap of the latest episode.

Lineup

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Announced in advance of the show were:

• An appearance from Cody Rhodes
• An appearance from Intercontinental Champion "All Ego" Ethan Page
• Bayley vs. Women's Tag Team Champion Michin
• Iyo Sky and a Mystery Partner vs. Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez

Je'Von Evans and Penta Kicked Off Raw

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Last Time in Action: Je'Von Evans and Penta defeated Bron Breakker and Austin Theory (Crown Jewel, November 7)

New World Tag Team Champions Penta and Evans kicked off the night's show in a celebratory mood following their win over The Vision Saturday in Riyadh.

After a brief-yet-generic babyface promo, Bron Breakker appeared from out of nowhere and took both men down by himself. From there, The Badass called out Oba Femi, still fuming over The Ruler's interference in the tag title match at Crown Jewel.

Femi did not make him wait, hitting the ring and clotheslining the heel to the arena floor. The 2026 King of the Ring grabbed a mic, accepted Breakker's challenge, and we appeared to have the night's first match.

Grade

C+

Top Takeaways

• What a way to neuter the tag champions than by having Breakker take them out by himself. Kind of makes you wonder why he couldn't beat them Saturday with or without Theory.
• Breakker vs. Femi on free TV? We will take it, but there's a big premium live event on November 28 that this once felt destined for.

Oba Femi vs. Bron Breakker

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Last Time in Action: Bron Breakker and Austin Theory lost to Je'Von Evans and Penta (Crown Jewel, November 7); Oba Femi defeated Bronson Reed (Money in the Bank, October 10)

With Theory, Logan Paul, and Maxxine Dupri watching from the floor, Breakker found himself on the defensive early and often in Monday's showdown with Femi.

A signature clothesline over the announcer's table and to the floor, though, turned the tide in Breakker's favor and put The Ruler on the defensive. Femi attempted a comeback, but he missed a corner charge, and Breakker regained control of the bout.

Femi recovered, tossed Breakker across the ring, then stunned him with a series of corner uppercuts, culminating in one that sent his opponent over the announcer's desk.

Later, Breakker delivered the spear, but Femi kicked out at two, not ready to let his momentous run in 2026 come to an end at the hands of the second-generation star.

Paul interfered, slid his trademark brass knuckles to Breakker, then provided the distraction that allowed the Badass to use them. Femi shook it off, though, and delivered a Fall From Grace. The Vision hit the ring, delivered a beatdown, and drew a disqualification.

Evans and Penta hit the ring to clear the heels and stand tall with the victor.

Result

Femi defeated Breakker via disqualification

Grade

B

Top Takeaways

• This was a fun, hot match to kick off the in-ring portion of the show, featuring two big powerhouses with above-average in-ring chemistry. This was not up to the level of their first match, but it was still fun and featured some good selling from Femi, who has not been asked to do much of that since joining the main roster.
• Could we not have gotten to the outcome that we did without having Evans and Penta catch a beatdown and devalue them as tag champions in the opening segment?