Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, WWE Women's Tag Team Title Match Added To 1/8 WWE Raw

Two matches have been announced for the January 8 episode of WWE Raw.

As confirmed on the "Day 1" episode of WWE Raw on January 1, Cody Rhodes will face Shinsuke Nakamura. The two stars have been feuding in recent weeks. Rhodes defeated Nakamura via disqualification on the December 11 episode of WWE Raw. On the January 1 episode, Rhodes challenged Nakamura to face him again, and Nakamura wanted to make Cody wait one more week.

Undisputed Kingdom Beats Top Flight And Shane Taylor Promotions And The Beast Mortos On AEW All Out Zero Hour

Additionally, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter will defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Chelsea Green and Piper Niven. Chance and Carter beat Green and Niven for the titles on the December 18 episode of WWE Raw.

WWE also confirmed that CM Punk would appear on the January 8 episode.

The announced card for the January 8 episode of WWE Raw is below.

  • CM Punk returns
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Katana Chance & Kayden Carter (c) vs. Chelsea Green & Piper Niven

Fightful will have live coverage of WWE Raw as it airs on January 8.

Click here to catch up on our coverage of the January 1 episode of WWE Raw. For a full review, check out the post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

Get exclusive pro wrestling content on Fightful Select, our premium news service! Click here to learn more.