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AJ Styles vs. Gunther announced for next week’s WWE Raw

Posted: Jan 6th 2026 By: Vincent Verhei

The WWE has announced a first-time match for Raw in Germany next week pitting AJ Styles against Gunther.

The Ring General has been gloating about his victory over John Cena for weeks, reminding fans weekly that he made Cena tap, in his words, “like a little b****.” He continued to do so on Raw tonight, showing off his t-shirt that shows him putting Cena in a sleeper with text reading “TAP LIKE A…”
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Gunther then got in the ring and cut a promo. He was about to repeat his boast when Styles—one of Cena’s greatest rivals, who had taken notable umbrage to Gunther’s behavior—interrupted.

After Gunther mocked Styles and asked what he was going to do about it, Styles responded by smacking him in the face. Infuriated, Gunther went nose-to-nose with Styles but refused to return fire. Styles called Gunther out for his cowardice and then left the ring.

Gunther then went to WWE Raw general manager Adam Pearce backstage and demanded a match with Styles next week. Styles appeared and buried Gunther for complaining to the boss instead of handling things himself, saying he was standing there “like a little b****.” Gunther repeated his demand for a match and left. Pearce made the match official.

Raw airs live on Netflix next week from the PSD Bank Dome in Dusseldorf, Germany. The show will start at 2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST.

WWE Raw (January 12)

Gunther vs. AJ Styles